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Medicare for All
by Abdul El-Sayed • 2021
$5,220 for a US hospital day, $765 in Australia. The fix, and how to win it.
4.36
349
Medicare for All Summary
Medicare for All 97%
$5,220 for a US hospital day, $765 in Australia. The fix, and how to win it.
by Abdul El-Sayed 2021
4.36
349 ratings
The People's Hospital
by Ricardo Nuila • 2020
America treats patients as revenue streams. One Houston hospital proves there is another way.
4.38
4k+
The People's Hospital Summary
The People's Hospital 96%
America treats patients as revenue streams. One Houston hospital proves there is another way.
by Ricardo Nuila 2020
4.38
4k+ ratings
Our Malady
by Timothy Snyder • 2020
From a hospital bed, a tyranny scholar diagnoses America's for-profit medicine as a freedom crisis.
4.14
2k+
Our Malady Summary
Our Malady 96%
From a hospital bed, a tyranny scholar diagnoses America's for-profit medicine as a freedom crisis.
by Timothy Snyder 2020
4.14
2k+ ratings
An American Sickness
by Elisabeth Rosenthal • 2017
American healthcare eats nearly a fifth of the economy, and the money isn't buying better health.
4.29
8k+
An American Sickness Summary
An American Sickness 96%
American healthcare eats nearly a fifth of the economy, and the money isn't buying better health.
by Elisabeth Rosenthal 2017
4.29
8k+ ratings
The Top Ten Myths of American Health Care
by Sally C. Pipes • 2008
The 46 million uninsured is a mirage; government is the real problem.
3.54
24
The Top Ten Myths of American Health Care Summary
The Top Ten Myths of American Health Care 96%
The 46 million uninsured is a mirage; government is the real problem.
by Sally C. Pipes 2008
3.54
24 ratings
The Price We Pay
by Marty Makary • 2019
A CT scan costs $487 here, $13,000 there. A surgeon follows the money.
4.45
4k+
The Price We Pay Summary
The Price We Pay 96%
A CT scan costs $487 here, $13,000 there. A surgeon follows the money.
by Marty Makary 2019
4.45
4k+ ratings
The Primal Prescription
by Doug McGuff • 2015
Government, not the free market, broke US health care. The way out is deregulation and dinner.
4.24
131
The Primal Prescription Summary
The Primal Prescription 95%
Government, not the free market, broke US health care. The way out is deregulation and dinner.
by Doug McGuff 2015
4.24
131 ratings
Doctored
by Sandeep Jauhar • 2014
Fee-for-service broke the healers. A cardiologist's personal account of what American medicine lost.
3.61
1k+
Doctored Summary
Doctored 94%
Fee-for-service broke the healers. A cardiologist's personal account of what American medicine lost.
by Sandeep Jauhar 2014
3.61
1k+ ratings
Redefining Health Care
by Michael E. Porter • 2006
US health competition is zero-sum. Shift it to patient results and excellent care gets cheaper.
3.91
397
Redefining Health Care Summary
Redefining Health Care 94%
US health competition is zero-sum. Shift it to patient results and excellent care gets cheaper.
by Michael E. Porter 2006
3.91
397 ratings
The Two Percent Solution
by Matt Miller • 2003
America's biggest domestic problems cost two percent of GDP to fix. That's the whole argument.
3.98
89
The Two Percent Solution Summary
The Two Percent Solution 94%
America's biggest domestic problems cost two percent of GDP to fix. That's the whole argument.
by Matt Miller 2003
3.98
89 ratings
Managing the Myths of Health Care
by Henry Mintzberg • 2017
Medicine works. Hospital management doesn't. What community can do that competition cannot.
3.47
74
Managing the Myths of Health Care Summary
Managing the Myths of Health Care 94%
Medicine works. Hospital management doesn't. What community can do that competition cannot.
by Henry Mintzberg 2017
3.47
74 ratings
What We Owe Each Other
by Minouche Shafik • 2021
The safety net is fraying from childhood to old age. A single plan to rewire it.
3.85
1k+
What We Owe Each Other Summary
What We Owe Each Other 94%
The safety net is fraying from childhood to old age. A single plan to rewire it.
by Minouche Shafik 2021
3.85
1k+ ratings
The Conscience of a Liberal
by Paul Krugman • 2007
Extreme inequality didn't just happen: a political movement used race to dismantle the middle class.
3.97
6k+
The Conscience of a Liberal Summary
The Conscience of a Liberal 94%
Extreme inequality didn't just happen: a political movement used race to dismantle the middle class.
by Paul Krugman 2007
3.97
6k+ ratings
Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism
by Anne Case • 2020
Less-educated white Americans are dying younger. The cause is not drugs or suicide; it's capitalism.
3.81
2k+
Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism Summary
Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism 93%
Less-educated white Americans are dying younger. The cause is not drugs or suicide; it's capitalism.
by Anne Case 2020
3.81
2k+ ratings
The Social Determinants of Health
by Kathryn Strother Ratcliff • 2017
What if America's worst health problems can't be cured in a hospital?
4.19
37
The Social Determinants of Health Summary
The Social Determinants of Health 93%
What if America's worst health problems can't be cured in a hospital?
by Kathryn Strother Ratcliff 2017
4.19
37 ratings
Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution
by Bernie Sanders • 2017
The top 0.1% owns as much as the bottom 90%. A progressive senator's guide for changing that.
3.99
2k+
Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution Summary
Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution 93%
The top 0.1% owns as much as the bottom 90%. A progressive senator's guide for changing that.
by Bernie Sanders 2017
3.99
2k+ ratings
A Letter to Liberals
by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. • 2022
Science silenced, dissent crushed, trillions siphoned: the pandemic response that liberals policed.
4.39
359
A Letter to Liberals Summary
A Letter to Liberals 93%
Science silenced, dissent crushed, trillions siphoned: the pandemic response that liberals policed.
by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 2022
4.39
359 ratings
Unaccountable
by Marty Makary • 2012
Hospital staff know which doctors to avoid. Here is what to ask to find out.
4.29
2k+
Unaccountable Summary
Unaccountable 92%
Hospital staff know which doctors to avoid. Here is what to ask to find out.
by Marty Makary 2012
4.29
2k+ ratings
The Innovator's Prescription
by Clayton M. Christensen • 2008
Three incompatible business models live inside every hospital. Separating them is the cure.
4.20
1k+
The Innovator's Prescription Summary
The Innovator's Prescription 92%
Three incompatible business models live inside every hospital. Separating them is the cure.
by Clayton M. Christensen 2008
4.20
1k+ ratings
The Health Gap
by Michael G. Marmot • 2015
Life expectancy varies by 28 years within one city. The culprit is social hierarchy, not healthcare.
4.13
2k+
The Health Gap Summary
The Health Gap 92%
Life expectancy varies by 28 years within one city. The culprit is social hierarchy, not healthcare.
by Michael G. Marmot 2015
4.13
2k+ ratings
Your Life in My Hands
by Rachel Clarke • 2017
Britain's most beloved public service is failing. A junior doctor shows you why, from the inside.
3.78
4k+
Your Life in My Hands Summary
Your Life in My Hands 92%
Britain's most beloved public service is failing. A junior doctor shows you why, from the inside.
by Rachel Clarke 2017
3.78
4k+ ratings
Common Sense
by Joel Greenblatt • 2020
The same incentive logic that picks stocks can fix schools, wages, and banks.
3.65
276
Common Sense Summary
Common Sense 92%
The same incentive logic that picks stocks can fix schools, wages, and banks.
by Joel Greenblatt 2020
3.65
276 ratings
The Common Good
by Robert B. Reich • 2018
America had a deal: we owe each other something. Four decades of self-interest undid it.
4.11
3k+
The Common Good Summary
The Common Good 92%
America had a deal: we owe each other something. Four decades of self-interest undid it.
by Robert B. Reich 2018
4.11
3k+ ratings
The Speech
by Bernie Sanders • 2010
The floor speech that indicted tax cuts, trade deals, and deregulation for gutting the middle class.
4.20
916
The Speech Summary
The Speech 92%
The floor speech that indicted tax cuts, trade deals, and deregulation for gutting the middle class.
by Bernie Sanders 2010
4.20
916 ratings
The Price of Civilization
by Jeffrey D. Sachs • 2010
What broke the American economy wasn't policy. It was a moral collapse at the top.
3.84
2k+
The Price of Civilization Summary
The Price of Civilization 92%
What broke the American economy wasn't policy. It was a moral collapse at the top.
by Jeffrey D. Sachs 2010
3.84
2k+ ratings
These Are the Plunderers
by Gretchen Morgenson • 2023
They buy companies, load them with debt, cut costs, and cash out. The wreckage is your problem.
3.70
963
These Are the Plunderers Summary
These Are the Plunderers 92%
They buy companies, load them with debt, cut costs, and cash out. The wreckage is your problem.
by Gretchen Morgenson 2023
3.70
963 ratings
It's OK to Be Angry About Capitalism
by Bernie Sanders • 2023
The 0.1% own more than the bottom 90%. That outcome is not a bug in American capitalism.
4.10
8k+
It's OK to Be Angry About Capitalism Summary
It's OK to Be Angry About Capitalism 92%
The 0.1% own more than the bottom 90%. That outcome is not a bug in American capitalism.
by Bernie Sanders 2023
4.10
8k+ ratings
In Our Hands
by Charles Murray • 2006
Eliminate every welfare program. Send every adult one check. It costs less and ends poverty.
3.74
290
In Our Hands Summary
In Our Hands 92%
Eliminate every welfare program. Send every adult one check. It costs less and ends poverty.
by Charles Murray 2006
3.74
290 ratings
New Abnormal
by Aaron Kheriaty • 2022
The emergency never ended. It became a permanent way for the state to manage your body.
4.38
148
New Abnormal Summary
New Abnormal 92%
The emergency never ended. It became a permanent way for the state to manage your body.
by Aaron Kheriaty 2022
4.38
148 ratings
The Plague Year
by Lawrence Wright • 2020
American exceptionalism met a virus that didn't care. How the most prepared nation on earth lost.
4.12
3k+
The Plague Year Summary
The Plague Year 92%
American exceptionalism met a virus that didn't care. How the most prepared nation on earth lost.
by Lawrence Wright 2020
4.12
3k+ ratings
Great Escape
by Angus Deaton • 2013
Life expectancy doubled, incomes soared, and inequality became the price of progress.
3.81
2k+
Great Escape Summary
Great Escape 92%
Life expectancy doubled, incomes soared, and inequality became the price of progress.
by Angus Deaton 2013
3.81
2k+ ratings
Applied Economics
by Thomas Sowellm • 2003
Popular policies trade visible benefits for invisible costs. Applied economics reads the price tag.
4.18
3k+
Applied Economics Summary
Applied Economics 92%
Popular policies trade visible benefits for invisible costs. Applied economics reads the price tag.
by Thomas Sowellm 2003
4.18
3k+ ratings
Get What's Yours for Medicare
by Philip Moeller • 2016
Medicare errors trigger lifetime penalties. The gaps, rules, and fixes the handbook skips.
3.84
258
Get What's Yours for Medicare Summary
Get What's Yours for Medicare 92%
Medicare errors trigger lifetime penalties. The gaps, rules, and fixes the handbook skips.
by Philip Moeller 2016
3.84
258 ratings
Them and Us
by Will Hutton • 2010
Fairness is not capitalism's enemy. It is the one condition on which capitalism actually works.
3.89
109
Them and Us Summary
Them and Us 92%
Fairness is not capitalism's enemy. It is the one condition on which capitalism actually works.
by Will Hutton 2010
3.89
109 ratings
Who Stole the American Dream?
by Hedrick Smith • 2012
One 1971 memo mobilized business for political combat. The middle class never recovered.
4.19
874
Who Stole the American Dream? Summary
Who Stole the American Dream? 92%
One 1971 memo mobilized business for political combat. The middle class never recovered.
by Hedrick Smith 2012
4.19
874 ratings
The Price of Inequality
by Joseph E. Stiglitz • 2012
Inequality isn't a market accident. The 1% rewrote the rules, and democracy is the casualty.
4.02
10k+
The Price of Inequality Summary
The Price of Inequality 92%
Inequality isn't a market accident. The 1% rewrote the rules, and democracy is the casualty.
by Joseph E. Stiglitz 2012
4.02
10k+ ratings
Uncontrolled Spread
by Scott Gottlieb • 2021
Every part of America's pandemic defense was designed for a different war.
4.06
1k+
Uncontrolled Spread Summary
Uncontrolled Spread 92%
Every part of America's pandemic defense was designed for a different war.
by Scott Gottlieb 2021
4.06
1k+ ratings
Mountains Beyond Mountains
by Tracy Kidder • 2003
He cured untreatable TB in a one-room Haitian clinic. That was just his warm-up.
4.20
89k+
Mountains Beyond Mountains Summary
Mountains Beyond Mountains 91%
He cured untreatable TB in a one-room Haitian clinic. That was just his warm-up.
by Tracy Kidder 2003
4.20
89k+ ratings
The Anti-Oligarchy Constitution
by Joseph Fishkin • 2022
A lost constitutional tradition: preventing oligarchy as the government's first duty.
4.10
40
The Anti-Oligarchy Constitution Summary
The Anti-Oligarchy Constitution 91%
A lost constitutional tradition: preventing oligarchy as the government's first duty.
by Joseph Fishkin 2022
4.10
40 ratings
How to Prevent the Next Pandemic
by Bill Gates • 2022
Most of COVID's suffering was avoidable. The blueprint to ensure nothing like it happens again.
3.76
2k+
How to Prevent the Next Pandemic Summary
How to Prevent the Next Pandemic 91%
Most of COVID's suffering was avoidable. The blueprint to ensure nothing like it happens again.
by Bill Gates 2022
3.76
2k+ ratings
The Nordic Theory of Everything
by Anu Partanen • 2016
What Americans call socialist actually produces the world's most self-sufficient individuals.
3.86
9k+
The Nordic Theory of Everything Summary
The Nordic Theory of Everything 91%
What Americans call socialist actually produces the world's most self-sufficient individuals.
by Anu Partanen 2016
3.86
9k+ ratings
The Spirit Level
by Richard G. Wilkinson • 2009
Inequality sickens and divides. In rich countries, the gap matters more than the wealth itself.
4.13
7k+
The Spirit Level Summary
The Spirit Level 91%
Inequality sickens and divides. In rich countries, the gap matters more than the wealth itself.
by Richard G. Wilkinson 2009
4.13
7k+ ratings
The 9.9 Percent
by Matthew Stewart • 2021
The one percent took the wealth. The class beneath them supplied the alibis.
3.67
413
The 9.9 Percent Summary
The 9.9 Percent 91%
The one percent took the wealth. The class beneath them supplied the alibis.
by Matthew Stewart 2021
3.67
413 ratings
How the Other Half Banks
by Mehrsa Baradaran • 2015
Banks get public support but exclude the poor. The public option that restores the social contract.
4.09
626
How the Other Half Banks Summary
How the Other Half Banks 91%
Banks get public support but exclude the poor. The public option that restores the social contract.
by Mehrsa Baradaran 2015
4.09
626 ratings
Plunder
by Brendan Ballou • 2023
Private equity owns your landlord, nursing home, and ER. Its model demands they get worse.
4.09
2k+
Plunder Summary
Plunder 91%
Private equity owns your landlord, nursing home, and ER. Its model demands they get worse.
by Brendan Ballou 2023
4.09
2k+ ratings
What Money Can't Buy
by Michael J. Sandel • 2012
When everything is up for sale, the price isn't the only thing we lose.
3.93
14k+
What Money Can't Buy Summary
What Money Can't Buy 91%
When everything is up for sale, the price isn't the only thing we lose.
by Michael J. Sandel 2012
3.93
14k+ ratings
Twilight of the Elites
by Christopher L. Hayes • 2012
Why meritocracy always becomes a rigged game, a distant elite, and a trust crisis.
3.99
6k+
Twilight of the Elites Summary
Twilight of the Elites 91%
Why meritocracy always becomes a rigged game, a distant elite, and a trust crisis.
by Christopher L. Hayes 2012
3.99
6k+ ratings
Buddhism
by Damien Keown • 1996
Buddhism has no god, no bible, no pope. What holds its many traditions together?
3.74
3k+
Buddhism Summary
Buddhism 91%
Buddhism has no god, no bible, no pope. What holds its many traditions together?
by Damien Keown 1996
3.74
3k+ ratings
Drug Dealer, MD
by Anna Lembke • 2016
How doctors created the opioid crisis: not cartels, not street dealers, the prescription pad.
4.00
1k+
Drug Dealer, MD Summary
Drug Dealer, MD 91%
How doctors created the opioid crisis: not cartels, not street dealers, the prescription pad.
by Anna Lembke 2016
4.00
1k+ ratings
The Great Cholesterol Con
by Malcolm Kendrick • 2007
Cholesterol took the fall. Chronic stress and social breakdown are the true causes of heart disease.
4.23
879
The Great Cholesterol Con Summary
The Great Cholesterol Con 91%
Cholesterol took the fall. Chronic stress and social breakdown are the true causes of heart disease.
by Malcolm Kendrick 2007
4.23
879 ratings
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