The Cure: How Capitalism Can Save American Health Care

Gratzer, David

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We are surrounded by medical miracles: polio has been eradicated; childhood leukemia is now treatable; death by cardiovascular disease has declined by two-thirds in the last fifty years. Yet while American medicine has never been better, angst over American health care has never been greater.

Why is American health care such a mess? In this pathbreaking book—Nobel laureate Milton Friedman calls it "fascinating and thorough"—Dr. David Gratzer goes to the heart of the problem, showing that the crisis in American health care stems largely from its addiction to outmoded and discredited economic ideas.

What needs to be done? Dr. Gratzer mounts a bold and provocative argument, rejecting the conventional wisdom that socialized health care is compassionate and that top-down government agencies like the FDA actually save lives. Instead, he prescribes a strong dose of capitalism.

The Cure offers a detailed overview of American health care, from economics and politics to medical science. Weighing in on the most controversial topics in health care, Dr. Gratzer makes the case that it’s possible to reduce health expenses, insure millions more, and improve quality of care while not growing government or raising taxes. An award-wining author and essayist, he is a master storyteller, enlivening his book with anecdotes, interviews, and stories drawn from his own extensive clinical experience. He details the cardiac woes of Robert E. Lee and Dick Cheney, describes a chat over coffee with Canada’s foremost private medical entrepreneur (an acquaintance of Fidel Castro, as it happens), and explains the evolution of his own thinking, from advocating HillaryCare as a medical student to promoting individual choice and competition today.

The patient is in critical condition; Dr. Gratzer diagnoses the disease and prescribes the cure.

Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product, Table of Contents
Initial Print Run: 20000
Physical Info: 0.71" H x 8.08" L x 5.28" W (0.83 lbs) 233 pages
Carton Quantity: 40
Publisher: Encounter Books
US SRP: $ 17.95 US
Binding: Paperback - Other Formats
Pub Date: April 2008

David Gratzer, a licensed physician in the US and Canada, is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute. His research interests include Medicare and Medicaid, drug reimportation, and FDA reform.

Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Medical | Health Care Delivery
- Medical | Health Policy
Dewey: 338.473621

The Cure: How Capitalism Can Save American Health Care Gratzer, David
	Item#	Binding	isbn 10	Price
	9781594032196	Paperback	159403219X	12.50
The American health care system is in crisis. Skyrocketing costs and increasing bureaucracy have traumatized consumers and doctors alike. Gratzer brings a dose of common sense to this over-regulated area of the American economy.

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