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Publisher's summary
The preeminent doctor and bioethicist Ezekiel Emanuel is repeatedly asked one question: Which country has the best health care? He set off to find an answer.
The US spends more than any other nation, nearly four trillion dollars, on health care. Yet, for all that expense, the US is not ranked number one - not even close.
In Which Country Has the World's Best Healthcare? Ezekiel Emanuel profiles 11 of the world's health-care systems in pursuit of the best or at least where excellence can be found. Using a unique comparative structure, the book allows health-care professionals, patients, and policymakers alike to know which systems perform well, and why, and which face endemic problems. From Taiwan to Germany, Australia to Switzerland, the most inventive health-care providers tackle a global set of challenges - in pursuit of the best health care in the world.
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A coauthor of the New York Times bestselling guide to Social Security Get What's Yours authors an essential companion to explain Medicare, the nation's other major benefit for older Americans. Learn how to maximize your health coverage and save money.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Very Negative and Overwhelming
- By A.C.W. on 04-08-20
By: Philip Moeller
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The Price We Pay
- What Broke American Health Care - and How to Fix It
- By: Marty Makary MD
- Narrated by: Marty Makary MD
- Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 897
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 778
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Story5 out of 5 stars 772
One in five Americans now has medical debt in collections and rising health care costs today threaten every small business in America. Dr Makary, one of the nation's leading health care experts, travels across America and details why health care has become a bubble. Drawing from on-the-ground stories, his research and his own experience, The Price We Pay paints a vivid picture of price-gouging, middlemen and a series of elusive money games in need of a serious shake-up.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very important book!
- By Wayne on 05-17-21
By: Marty Makary MD
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If I Betray These Words
- Moral Injury in Medicine and Why It's So Hard for Clinicians to Put Patients First
- By: Wendy Dean, Simon Talbot
- Narrated by: Wendy Dean
- Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 30
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 27
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Story5 out of 5 stars 27
Offering examples of how to make medicine better for the healers and those they serve, If I Betray These Words profiles clinicians across the country who are tough, resourceful, and resilient, but feel trapped between the patient-first values of their Hippocratic oath and the business imperatives of a broken healthcare system. If I Betray These Words confronts the threat and broken promises of moral injury—what it is; where it comes from; how it manifests; and who’s fighting back against it. We need better healthcare—for patients and for the workforce. It’s time to act.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Dust bowl
- By Doc on 04-12-23
By: Wendy Dean, and others
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The Hidden History of the Supreme Court and the Betrayal of America
- The Thom Hartmann Hidden History Series
- By: Thom Hartmann
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
- Length: 4 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 131
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 117
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 117
Taking his typically in-depth, historically informed view, Thom Hartmann asks: What if the Supreme Court didn't have the power to strike down laws? According to the Constitution, it doesn't. From the founding of the republic until 1803, the Supreme Court was the final court of appeals, as it was always meant to be. So where did the concept of judicial review start? As so much of modern American history, it began with the battle between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists, and with Marbury v. Madison.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A must read to understand why voting is essential.
- By Brandon WIlliams on 10-05-19
By: Thom Hartmann
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Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism
- By: Anne Case, Angus Deaton
- Narrated by: Kate Harper
- Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 181
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 146
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 146
Life expectancy in the United States has recently fallen for three years in a row - a reversal not seen since 1918 or in any other wealthy nation in modern times. In the past two decades, deaths of despair from suicide, drug overdose, and alcoholism have risen dramatically, and now claim hundreds of thousands of American lives each year - and they're still rising. Case and Deaton, known for first sounding the alarm about deaths of despair, explain the overwhelming surge in these deaths and shed light on the social and economic forces that are making life harder for the working class.
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2 out of 5 stars
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So many words, so little insight
- By Trebla on 03-22-20
By: Anne Case, and others
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Free to Choose
- A Personal Statement
- By: Milton Friedman, Rose Friedman
- Narrated by: James Adams
- Length: 12 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,751
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,299
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,294
Milton Friedman and his wife, Rose, teamed up to write this most convincing and readable guide, which illustrates the crucial link between Adam Smith's capitalism and the free society. They show how freedom has been eroded and prosperity undermined through the rapid growth of governmental agencies, laws, and regulations.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic
- By Erik on 01-21-08
By: Milton Friedman, and others
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Where Does It Hurt?
- An Entrepreneur's Guide to Fixing Health Care
- By: Jonathan Bush, Stephen Baker
- Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
- Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 144
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 113
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A bold new remedy for the sprawling and wasteful health care industry. In this provocative book, Jonathan Bush, cofounder and CEO of athenahealth, calls for a revolution in health care to give customers more choices, freedom, power, and information, and at far lower prices.
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2 out of 5 stars
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No critical thinking
- By Steve from MD on 07-31-14
By: Jonathan Bush, and others
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The Great Escape
- Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality
- By: Angus Deaton
- Narrated by: Matthew Brenher
- Length: 12 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 249
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 204
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The world is a better place than it used to be. People are healthier, wealthier, and live longer. Yet the escapes from destitution by so many has left gaping inequalities between people and nations. In The Great Escape, Angus Deaton - one of the foremost experts on economic development and on poverty - tells the remarkable story of how, beginning 250 years ago, some parts of the world experienced sustained progress, opening up gaps and setting the stage for today's disproportionately unequal world.
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1 out of 5 stars
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not worth listening
- By Kyung on 04-26-20
By: Angus Deaton
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How Are You Going to Pay for That?
- Smart Answers to the Dumbest Question in Politics
- By: Ryan Cooper
- Narrated by: Ryan Cooper
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 40
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 37
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 36
How Are You Going to Pay for That? is filled with engaging discussions and detailed strategies that policymakers and citizens alike can use to assail even the most entrenched lines of neoliberal logic and start to undo these long-held misconceptions. Equal parts economic theory, history, and political polemic, this is an essential roadmap for winning the key battles to come.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Yay, Taxes!!!
- By Luvelway on 02-19-24
By: Ryan Cooper
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Building the New American Economy
- Smart, Fair, and Sustainable
- By: Jeffrey D. Sachs, Bernie Sanders - foreward
- Narrated by: Rudy Sanda
- Length: 4 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 34
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 34
With a nation seemingly more divided than ever, many worry that Americans risk losing ground on solving the complex, interrelated problems the country faces - including rising inequality, the specter of climate change, astronomical health care costs, and economic stagnation. The renowned economist Jeffrey D. Sachs offers a practical approach to move America toward a new consensus: sustainable development.
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5 out of 5 stars
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If only....
- By Baboo TH on 01-24-18
By: Jeffrey D. Sachs, and others
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The Great Reversal
- How America Gave Up on Free Markets
- By: Thomas Philippon
- Narrated by: Walter Dixon
- Length: 10 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 139
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 107
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 107
Why are cellphone plans so much more expensive in the United States than in Europe? It seems a simple question. But the search for an answer took Thomas Philippon on an unexpected journey through some of the most complex and hotly debated issues in modern economics. Ultimately, he reached a surprising conclusion: American markets, once a model for the world, are giving up on healthy competition.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Eye-opening, but better as a book - a must-READ
- By Ash on 11-29-19
By: Thomas Philippon
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Handbook for a Post-Roe America
- By: Robin Marty
- Narrated by: Charon Normand-Widmer
- Length: 5 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 28
This comprehensive manual for understanding and preparing for the looming changes to reproductive rights law explains how to get the healthcare you need - by any means necessary. Activist and writer Robin Marty guides listeners through various worst-case scenarios of a post-Roe America and offers ways to fight back, including how to acquire financial support, how to use existing networks and create new ones, and how to, when required, work outside existing legal systems.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Old Version
- By Paige Clarkson on 01-26-23
By: Robin Marty
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Economics for the Common Good
- By: Jean Tirole, Steven Rendell - translator
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 18 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 55
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 43
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 41
When Jean Tirole won the 2014 Nobel Prize in Economics, he suddenly found himself being stopped in the street by complete strangers and asked to comment on issues of the day, no matter how distant from his own areas of research. His transformation from academic economist to public intellectual prompted him to reflect further on the role economists and their discipline play in society. The result is Economics for the Common Good, a passionate manifesto for a world in which economics, far from being a "dismal science," is a positive force for the common good.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Great Overview of the Challenges of Modern Econ
- By Zach Sullivan on 08-06-18
By: Jean Tirole, and others
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The Five Years Before You Retire
- Retirement Planning When You Need It the Most
- By: Emily Guy Birken
- Narrated by: Callie Beaulieu
- Length: 6 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 130
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 107
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Story4 out of 5 stars 106
Even though half of all Americans put money aside for retirement, it isn't until they reach their 60s that many realize that they haven't saved enough. With The Five Years Before You Retire, you'll hone in on what you need to do in the next five years to maximize your current savings and create a realistic plan for your future. This book guides you through each financial, medical, and familial decision, from taking advantage of the employer match your company offers for your 401(k) program to enrolling in Medicare to discussing housing options with your family.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Very basic information
- By KC on 01-02-17
By: Emily Guy Birken
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The Instant Economist
- Everything You Need to Know About How the Economy Works
- By: Timothy Taylor
- Narrated by: Don Hagen
- Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 54
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 45
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 44
Economics isn't just about numbers: It's about politics, psychology, history, and so much more. We are all economists - when we work, save for the future, invest, pay taxes, and buy our groceries. Yet many of us feel lost when the subject arises. Award-winning professor Timothy Taylor here tackles all the key questions and hot topics of both microeconomics and macroeconomics, so you can understand and discuss economics on a personal, national, and global level.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Timothy Taylor is the best
- By Jake on 02-15-15
By: Timothy Taylor
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The White Man's Burden
- Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good
- By: William Easterly
- Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
- Length: 14 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 78
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 68
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 68
In his previous book, The Elusive Quest for Growth, William Easterly criticized the utter ineffectiveness of Western organizations to mitigate global poverty, and he was promptly fired by his then-employer, the World Bank. The White Man's Burden is his widely anticipated counterpunch - a brilliant and blistering indictment of the West's economic policies for the world's poor.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Bit Repetitive
- By Amazon Customer on 04-27-19
By: William Easterly
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
- Kindle Customer
- 05-01-22
Detailed, wide and shallow
what are the efgects of price controls? should medical care be private? why medical expenses differ? if you ask these questions don't buy this book.
if you want to know many little details abput health care systems in different countries without rigorous economic analysis and strong central message - this is your book.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Olawale J. Ogundana
- 10-21-22
Very comprehensive
Very comprehensive and well researched book. A must-read for anyone designing or contemplating changes to a health care system.
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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Performance3 out of 5 stars
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- Dino D
- 09-12-20
Too much detail for audio book
The book is well researched and well put together if you want a deep understanding of each country’s healthcare system. As an audio book, however, it was harder to get through.
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
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- Cristi
- 11-18-20
Confusing..
I would not recommend this book. it has a lot of details maybe a bit too much. but the most annoying thing is that the author contradicts himself multiple times and doesn't really have a structured way to compare healthcare, even if he said that comparison is hard and he will try to compare on multiple categories. What really happens is contradiction and confusion.
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