{"product_id":"9780972335706","title":"Medicine's Moral Mess: Why the delivery of health care in the United States must change","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn September 2014 I celebrated fifty years in medicine.Over these fifty years I've witnessed the development of what is amongst the finest, if not \u003cem\u003ethe\u003c\/em\u003e finest medical science and practice in the world; but I've also witnessed the development of what must be defined as one of the most fragmented and dysfunctional healthcare delivery systems \u003cem\u003eamongst comparable wealthy nations.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor me the political discourse about healthcare in America has been frustrating. I am struck by how little discussion there is about \u003cem\u003epatients\u003c\/em\u003e. What I hear about almost all the time is \u003cem\u003emoney\u003c\/em\u003e. Our healthcare system puts profit ahead of people. \u003cem\u003eWe are the only developed country in the world that does this.\u003c\/em\u003e It doesn't have to be this way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo hell with public versus private, capitalistic vs. socialistic, Republican vs. Democrat vs. Libertarian vs. Independent or single payer vs. multiple payer. What matters is whether you, your children, parents, brothers, sistyers and friends can wake up each morning knowing that excellent, affordable healthcare is readily available without fear of financial distress or ruin. What matters is that our national economy is not ravaged by the impact of the profound financial inefficiency of our patient unfriendly unfriendly delivery system. The delivery of healthcare in the United States must change. We can do much better.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stanton and Samuel LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49977382207728,"sku":"9780972335706","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780972335706","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}