The Price We Pay

"A must-read for every American and business leader." —Steve Forbes, editor-in-chief, FORBESFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Unaccountable comes an eye-opening, urgent look at America's broken health care system—and the people who are saving it. One in five Americans now has medical debt in collections and rising health care costs today threaten every small business in America. Dr. Makary, one of the nation's leading health care experts, travels across America and details why health care has become a bubble. Drawing from on-the-ground stories, his research, and his own experience, The Price We Pay paints a vivid picture of price-gouging, middlemen, and a series of elusive money games in need of a serious shake-up. Dr. Makary shows how so much of health care spending goes to things that have nothing to do with health and what you can do about it. Dr. Makary challenges the medical...