| Priceless: Curing the Healthcare Crisis Contributor(s): Goodman, John C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1598130838 ISBN-13: 9781598130836 Publisher: Independent Institute OUR PRICE: $27.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Health Care Delivery - Health & Fitness | Health Care Issues |
| Dewey: 362.109 |
| LCCN: 2012008379 |
| Series: Independent Studies in Political Economy |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.65 lbs) 392 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the groundbreaking book Priceless, renowned healthcare economist John Goodman reveals how patients, healthcare providers, employers, and employees are all trapped in a dysfunctional, bureaucratic, healthcare system fraught with perverse incentives that raise costs, reduce quality, and make care less accessible. Unless changed, these incentives will only worsen the problems in the coming months and years. He demonstrates how market forces have been driven out from the American healthcare system, making it nearly impossible to solve problems as effectively or efficiently as in virtually every other type of consumer marketplace. Goodman cuts through the politics to think outside the box and propose dozens of bold and crucial innovations that, if adopted, would enable caregivers, entrepreneurs, and patients to use their knowledge and creativity to create access to low-cost, high-quality healthcare. |