{"product_id":"priced-out-uwe-e-reinhardt-9780691192178","title":"Priced Out: The Economic and Ethical Costs of American Health Care","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom 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 be\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUwe 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 central features of the Affordable Care Act. In \u003ci\u003ePriced Out\u003c\/i\u003e, Reinhardt offers an engaging and enlightening account of today's U.S. health care system, explaining why it costs so much more and delivers so much less than the systems of every other advanced country, why this situation is morally indefensible, and how we might improve it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe problem, Reinhardt says, is not one of economics but of social ethics. There is no American political consensus on a fundamental question other countries settled long ago: to what extent should we be our brothers' and sisters' keepers when it comes to health care? Drawing on the best evidence, he guides readers through the chaotic, secretive, and inefficient way America finances health care, and he offers a penetrating ethical analysis of recent reform proposals. At this point, he argues, the United States appears to have three stark choices: the government can make the rich help pay for the health care of the poor, ration care by income, or control costs. Reinhardt proposes an alternative path: that by age 26 all Americans must choose either to join an insurance arrangement with community-rated premiums, or take a chance on being uninsured or relying on a health insurance market that charges premiums based on health status. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn incisive look at the American health care system, \u003ci\u003ePriced Out \u003c\/i\u003edispels the confusion, ignorance, myths, and misinformation that hinder effective reform.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Uwe E. Reinhardt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691192170\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691192178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/14\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.40w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2019","brand":"Uwe E. Reinhardt","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43981106774271,"sku":"9780691192178","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d8d0ffd2-cfb1-48aa-9635-893aa2d654c3.jpg?v=1683253692","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/priced-out-uwe-e-reinhardt-9780691192178","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}