Priced Out - The Economic and Ethical Costs of American Health Care

From a giant of health care policy, an engaging and enlightening account of why American health care is so expensive-and why it doesn't have to beUwe Reinhardt was a towering figure and moral conscience of health care policy in the United States and beyond. Famously bipartisan, he advised presidents and Congress on health reform and originated

About the author

Uwe E. Reinhardt (1937–2017) was the James Madison Professor of Political Economy and Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at Princeton University, where he taught for nearly fifty years. He wrote a regular column for the New York Times blog Economix.

Summary

From a giant of health care policy, an engaging and enlightening account of why American health care is so expensive-and why it doesn't have to beUwe Reinhardt was a towering figure and moral conscience of health care policy in the United States and beyond. Famously bipartisan, he advised presidents and Congress on health reform and originated

Foreword

From a giant of health-care policy, an engaging and enlightening account of why American medicine is so expensive—and why it doesn’t have to be

Additional text

"Priced Out . . . combines scholarly, in-depth analysis with rich insight, delightfully sharp humor, and deep moral seriousness — all in consistently clear, engaging prose."---Donald Gilpin, Princeton Magazine

Product details

• Authors: Estate of Uwe Reinhardt, Uwe Reinhardt, Uwe E. Reinhardt, Reinhardt Uwe E.
• Assisted by: Sen. William H. Frist (Foreword), William H. Frist (Foreword), Paul Krugman (Foreword), Krugman Paul (Foreword), Tsung-mei Cheng (Epilogue), Cheng Tsung-Mei (Epilogue)
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2019
• EAN: 9780691192178
• ISBN: 978-0-691-19217-8
• No. of pages: 232
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system; USA, MEDICAL / Health Policy, Health economics, MEDICAL / Health Care Delivery, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Public Finance, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Insurance / Health, Social welfare & social services, United States of America, USA, Social welfare and social services, Public finance, Public finance and taxation