Summary: The Cure E-Book

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• Herausgeber: Political Book Summaries
• Kategorie: Geisteswissenschaft
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 18

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2017

Beschreibung

The must-read summary of Dr. David Gratzer's book: “The Cure: How Capitalism Can Save American Health Care”.

This complete summary of "The Cure" by Dr. David Gratzer, a physician and health care expert and adviser, gives an overview of the author's inside look at the heart of the problem of American health care system. He also explains why Canadian or European models won’t work in the US and finally offers a solution to the problem.

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• Understand the issues specific to the American health care system
• Expand your knowledge of American politics and society

To learn more, read "The Cure" and discover how the American health care system can be made more efficient through capitalism, instead of through the implementation of a European-style model.

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Book Presentation: The Cure by Dr. David Gratzer

Book Abstract

The Cure is Dr. Gratzer’s diagnosis of what is at the heart of the problem with American health care, a system with no personal responsibility and a system that is ever-increasing in costs. While American medicine has never been better or more advanced, Gratzer looks at why the angst over American health care has never been greater. Going against conventional wisdom about socialized healthcare, Gratzer explains why the models of Canada and Europe won’t work and he offers a solution based on the American tenants of capitalism: choice, competition, and less regulation.

About the Author

David Gratzer is a physician and senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research. His articles have appeared in several magazines and newspapers, including The Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the New England Journal of MedicineandHealth Affairs. Gratzer’s first book, Code Blue, won the Donner Prize for Canada’s best public policy book.

Summary of The Cure (Dr. David Gratzer)

The History of Health Insurance

Before WWII, medical science in America mostly consisted of diagnosing disease and providing care and comfort, but there was very little in the way of cures. In 1941, the discovery of penicillin was only the beginning of an explosion in medical science that transformed the entire practice of medicine. Fatal diseases became curable, pain became more manageable, and life expectancy soared. In the beginning, the government’s role in healthcare was through the licensing of physicians, but the decisions were made by the physician and the patient in a free market exchange. Medical insurance only covered catastrophic events, not everyday care.

After WWII ended, the government undertook efforts to control prices and wages in order to counter inflation. This led to a shortage of workers and companies responded by adding “free” medical care as a recruiting and retention inducement. After a while, this became so common that it was formalized and employer-provided health care became tax-exempt.