{"product_id":"false-premise-false-promise-sally-c-pipes-9781641770729","title":"False Premise, False Promise: The Disastrous Reality of Medicare for All","description":"American health care is at a crossroads. Health spending reached $3.5 trillion in 2017. Yet more than 27 million people remain uninsured. And it's unclear if all that spending is buying higher-quality care. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Patients, doctors, insurers, and the government acknowledge that the status quo is unsustainable. America's last attempt at health care reform--Obamacare--didn't work. Nearly a decade after its passage, Democrats are calling for a government takeover of the nation's health care system: Medicare for All. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Supporters of Medicare for All assert the right to health care, promising universal, high-quality care to all Americans at no cost. With a sales pitch like that, it's no wonder the idea has broad support. Democrats, particularly progressive ones, hope to capitalize on this enthusiasm. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Here Sally C. Pipes makes a case against Medicare for All. Using evidence from government-run systems in Canada and the U.K. she explains how single-payer health care makes a litany of promises it can't possibly keep. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Between unpacking the plans under consideration in Congress--including the real costs behind the claims--and detailing the horrors of single-payer care in other countries, Pipes highlights how Americans actually fare better than their peers in Canada and the U.K. on health outcomes. Included are heart-wrenching stories of the human costs of free, universal, government-run health care systems. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Pipes concludes with her vision for delivering the affordable, accessible, quality care the American people are looking for.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sally C. Pipes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1641770724\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781641770729\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Encounter Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/07\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 162\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.50d","brand":"Sally C. Pipes","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43937099874559,"sku":"9781641770729","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_961b577c-55a4-41b6-8f2c-9124dbe073ea.jpg?v=1681428223","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/false-premise-false-promise-sally-c-pipes-9781641770729","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}