PRICED OUT: Unmasking America’s Healthcare Waste and Inefficiencies - Couverture souple

Ndoki, Dr. Philip

Couverture souple

ISBN 13 : 9798291107331

Editeur : Independently published, 2025

Synopsis

"Priced Out: Unmasking America’s Healthcare Waste and Inefficiencies" presents a sobering analysis of the U.S. healthcare system, revealing how waste, inefficiency, and profit-driven practices drive up costs while delivering poor health outcomes. This book highlights how rising medical expenses have far outpaced wages, leaving many Americans burdened by debt, denied care, or bankrupt. A major cause of this crisis is excessive administrative spending—about 25% of healthcare costs go toward billing, paperwork, and insurance processes rather than actual care.

The author emphasizes the lack of price transparency, which allows providers and drug companies to overcharge patients without accountability. Insurance claim denials and surprise billing further worsen the problem, particularly for people with chronic or pre-existing conditions. This book criticizes the current fee-for-service model, which encourages over-treatment, and advocates instead for a value-based system that rewards quality care and better health outcomes.

Solutions proposed include reducing waste, increasing transparency, regulating insurance practices, investing in preventive care, and transitioning to more efficient care models like a single-payer system. This book argues that without bold reform, the healthcare system will remain a financial burden on individuals, businesses, and the economy. Finally, the author calls for a patient-centered system that prioritizes health over profit.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Independently published
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798291107331
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 268
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