Book Summary:
Your Health Matters What You Need to Know about U. S. Health Care Your Health Matters tells you what you need to know about the U.S. health care system, and sorts through the secrets, myths and misconceptions. To make wise decisions about your health care future, you must have accurate information. In these pages you will find: a simple understanding of U.S. health care, and how you can control it. You?ll be surprised to discover how much you already know. how the outcome of the health care debate may determine the quality and length of your life. the myths, secrets and misconceptions about the health care systems in other modern nations ? Canada, United Kingdom, Japan, France and Germany. government-run systems all have this in common: They ration care to those who are the sickest and most defenseless. America does not have a health care quality crisis; it?s the cost of health care that?s the issue. that tomorrow?s health care, when compared to today, can be more exciting, more beneficial, save more lives, reduce more suffering, and give you more for your health care dollar; if you make the right choice. Truths: There are several major forces that, over time, contributed to the United States? unique and great health care success. These forces flourished in our free society, as we cherished individual choice and promoted the sacred nature of human life. The bottom line in the United States is this: During the last 40 years, in a single generation, we have slowly adopted an entitlement mentality. Our discoveries as we wrote this book were astounding, even astonishing. We expect that you will have the same experience |