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- Did you know that many of America's 'nonprofit' hospitals are actually operating like aggressive big businesses, and how is this shift impacting your wallet?
- Have you ever wondered why a simple medical procedure in the U.S. can cost ten times more than in other countries, and what secrets are hidden within those confusing medical bills?
- What if you could learn the insider strategies to push back against over-prescribing doctors and successfully slash your healthcare costs?
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Key Takeaways from An American Sickness
- Understand how the American health insurance industry transformed from a non-profit safety net into a highly lucrative business.
- Discover how hospitals transitioned from charitable institutions to profit-driven corporations by utilizing strategic pricing and offering doctors productivity bonuses.
- Learn how modern doctors maximize their wealth through entrepreneurial tactics, such as charging exorbitant facility fees at private surgery centers.
- Find out how pharmaceutical corporations manipulate patent laws and utilize fanciful marketing to artificially inflate the prices of once-affordable medications.
- Explore the unintended consequences of the Affordable Care Act, which inadvertently motivated insurance companies to approve massive medical bills simply to meet regulatory spending quotas.
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An American Sickness — Full Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: Recommendation
Chapter 2: U.S. health care grew from modest beginnings into highly profitable business.
Chapter 3: Hospitals now operate like any other typical profit-driven corporation.
Chapter 4: Doctors increasingly resemble entrepreneurs today, seeking out additional new revenue streams.
Chapter 5: Pharma companies game patent laws and pricing to sustain their profits.
Chapter 6: Medical-device companies occupy a dangerous position, with little competition and regulatory oversight overall.
Chapter 7: Today’s hospitals have become greedy conglomerates, chasing profits via medically unnecessary tests and services.
Chapter 8: Healthcare organizations favor money over patient care, an issue the Affordable Care Act sought to remedy somewhat overall.
Chapter 9: Americans can take steps to bring down the costs of medical care significantly.
Chapter 10: Pick your hospital and insurer carefully, and don’t hesitate to always speak up.
Chapter 11: Ways exist to lower the costs of medications and medical services today.
An American Sickness Summary & Overview
An American Sickness (2017) takes an honest look at the state of the American health-care system and frankly diagnoses its many ailments. When big business started taking over what were once charitable organizations, things began to go truly wrong. Rosenthal presents valuable information on how to reduce health-care bills and not get taken for a ride by greedy hospitals and over-prescribing doctors.
Who Should Listen to An American Sickness?
- Americans, both healthy and sick
- Workers in the health-care and insurance industry
- Readers who want to save money
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