U.S. Healthcare On Life Support: Resuscitating The Dying ...

This indispensable book is designed to give readers the information they need to engage in meaningful debate about a subject that affects all of us: healthcare. The United States is the only industrialized nation in the world that does not mandate quality health insurance for all its citizens, and the result is losses for society in terms of productivity, misuse of emergency rooms, an increased tax burden, and lower life expectancy. BR BR Dr. Stephen Weinberg provides a comprehensive analysis of the underlying issues, demonstrating how:BRBR Poor reimbursement policies are creating a crisis wherein quality professionals are leaving healthcare and young men and women are not choosing to enter. BRBR $600 billion per year can be saved by overhauling crucial aspects of the healthcare system. BRBR The huge administrative costs of private insurers can only be reduced effectively by switching to a single-payer system. BRBR Anyone who wants to be informed about the state of healthcare in twenty-first-century America needs to consult Dr. Weinberg s U.S. Healthcare on Life Support. It should be mandatory reading for all our legislators and for all concerned citizens. BRBR As Dr. Weinberg notes, Your personal health, longevity, and quality of life are at stake, as well as your money. The system is on life support and is in danger of not surviving, and, if it fails, we will all pay the price.