Make
America Healthy Again: How Bad Behavior and Big Government Caused a
Trillion-Dollar Crisis
by Nicole Saphier M.D.
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If
Americans want to know why their health care is so costly and getting costlier,
they need only look in the mirror.
Americans are notoriously
unhealthy—we eat too much, drink too much, and sit too much. When roughly 80
percent of cardiovascular disease and 40 percent of all cancer cases could be
prevented by simple lifestyle changes, it is time to take a deeper look at the
problem and ask who is truly responsible. Consider that:
- After seventy years of innovation, heart disease and cancer remain the top two causes of death in the United States.
- In 1960, health care spending was 5 percent of America's GDP; today, it is 17.5 percent.
- The government spends over $1 trillion annually on health care.
- Nearly one in five American deaths is associated with poor diets.
- Simply reducing sodium intake by 1,200 mg per day could save up to $20 billion a year in medical costs.
In Make America Healthy Again,
Nicole Saphier, a Memorial Sloan Kettering physician, nationally recognized
patient advocate, and media personality, reveals how individual negligence and
big government incompetence have destroyed America’s health care system.
Combining historical events, economic trends, and essential lifestyle advice,
with her unique perspective, she offers concrete solutions to address this epic
problem.
We don’t need socialized
medicine—we need to take better care of ourselves. By getting healthier and
adopting preventative measures, Saphier believes, we can reduce the astronomical
costs of treatment and improve overall care. The only way to lower medical
costs for everyone is to stop incentivizing bad health decisions. Policies such
as the Affordable Care Act and single-payer plans ignore something crucial to
lowering the overall financial burden: personal responsibility. We can no
longer expect doctors and the government to fix illnesses we have the power to
prevent. Regardless of which health policy is adopted, our nation will flounder
unless we take action. It is up to the American people to make America healthy
again.
Product
details
Hardcover : 288
pages
Publisher : Broadside
Books; 1 edition (April 21, 2020)
Language : English
ISBN-10 : 0062961004
ISBN-13 : 978-0062961006
Product Dimensions : 6 x 1 x 9 inches
