{"product_id":"flatlining-how-healthcare-could-kill-the-us-economy","title":"Flatlining: How Healthcare Could Kill The U.S. Economy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow Healthcare Could Crash the Economy - And How We Can Stop It\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs we all watch the fate of the largest segment of the U.S. economy and hope that it doesn’t follow the examples set by the housing industry crash of 2008, many people are asking “what’s next?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe healthcare system is an industry that will personally touch all of us at some point in our lives. But as it consumes an ever-larger share of the U.S. economy, it also threatens our financial well-being. Especially as a new administration moves to \"repeal or replace\" or \"fix\" the Affordable Care Act, now is the time to gain a deeper understanding of the health industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat's the subject of \u003cem\u003eFLATLINING: HOW HEALTHCARE COULD KILL THE U.S. ECONOMY. \u003c\/em\u003e\"Healthcare is the largest single segment of our economy and it is quickly spiraling out of control,\" the author writes. \"This book can give readers and understanding of the healthcare industry, why it's in trouble, and what needs to happen to fix it.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith 30 years of experience as a managed care executive, economist, and consultant, Ron Howrigon brings a uniquely broad perspective on the healthcare system and the view is an unsettling one. Healthcare has grown from 5 percent of the US economy in 1960, to over 15 percent in 2010. Noting the crippling economic impact of failure in the auto and housing markets - much smaller sectors of the economy - Ron Howrigon asks, \"When will the health care bubble burst? How bad will it be and how exactly will it happen?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book presents a concise, comprehensible overview of the critical issues and challenges facing the economics of healthcare. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReaders will learn about\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe unsustainable rate of inflation in the cost of health care and the \"market adjustment\" that could send the U.S. economy into a tailspin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe three economic factors that explain why health care costs keep rising, and the changes necessary to reverse that trend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Affordable Care Act, six years on - its unanticipated effects on the healthcare system, and why the exchanges are at risk of failing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow \"Repeal and Replace\" could set the stage for a meltdown of the US healthcare system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe prescription for the cure - seven areas where decisive action is needed to create a more sustainable model for healthcare.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow physicians and hospitals need to prepare for the \"tectonic shift\" in how they get paid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The U.S. healthcare system is a product of who we are and what we are as a country,\" Ron Howrigon writes. \u003cem\u003eFLATLINING: HOW HEALTHCARE COULD KILL THE U.S. ECONOMY\u003c\/em\u003e offers a clear-eyed look at how our healthcare system got to where it is today, and the critical decisions that will be needed to ensure its sustainability in the future.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AAPL Shopify","offers":[{"title":"ship","offer_id":44987061534857,"sku":"IR-BFLATLINE-B-01","price":38.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0080\/5578\/3490\/files\/c1_howrigon_flatlining.png?v=1764541137","url":"https:\/\/www.physicianleaders.org\/products\/flatlining-how-healthcare-could-kill-the-us-economy","provider":"AAPL Shopify","version":"1.0","type":"link"}