Priced Out

By Uwe E. Reinhardt,

Book cover of Priced Out: The Economic and Ethical Costs of American Health Care

Book description

From a giant of health care policy, an engaging and enlightening account of why American health care is so expensive-and why it doesn't have to be

Uwe Reinhardt was a towering figure and moral conscience of health care policy in the United States and beyond. Famously bipartisan, he advised presidents…

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1 author picked Priced Out as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

One prevailing theory about the high cost of U.S. health care compared to other highly developed nations is that the prices charged for goods and services are simply higher in the United States and elsewhere.

Reinhardt is one of the leading proponents of this school of thought and this book summarizes his reasoning on the subject and how to deal with it.

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