Friday, July 31, 2009

The Top Ten Myths of American Health Care: A Citizen's Guide



Foreword by Steve Forbes
Myth One: Government Health Care Is More Efficient 
Myth Two: We're Spending Too Much on Health Care
Myth Three: Forty-Six Million Americans Can't Get Health Care 
Myth Four: High Drug Prices Drive Up Health Care Costs 
Myth Five: Importing Drugs Would Reduce Health Care Costs 
Myth Six: Universal Coverage Can Be Achieved by Forcing Everyone to Buy Insurance 
Myth Seven: Government Prevention Programs Reduce Health Care Costs 
Myth Eight: We Need More Government to Insure Poor Americans 
Myth Nine: Health Information Technology Is a Silver Bullet for Reducing Costs 
Myth Ten: Government-Run Health Care Systems in Other Countries are Better and Cheaper than America's 
Solutions: Markets, Consumer Choice, and Innovation

There's a link to a free PDF of the book.


PS: I love the quote from P.J. O'Rourke: "If you think health care is expensive now, just wait until it's free."

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