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Start with Fresh Medicine by Philip Bredesen<\/a>.\u00a0 (It\u2019s even a bargain book at Amazon.com and I\u2019m tempted to buy this since I\u2019ve only read\u00a0the library\u2019s copy so far.\u00a0 ** Note that I\u2019m not recommending Amazon.com in particular but it\u2019s convenient to link to them.)<\/p>\n

Bredesen basically puts forth a model of what Obamacare should have been, using the tools of government carrots and sticks to insist that private healthcare insurers and providers provide genuinely coordinated care.\u00a0 There were some quibbles I had with his proposal, but not too many, in the grand scheme of things.<\/p>\n

Then move on to How We Do Harm: A Doctor Breaks Ranks About Being Sick in America\u00a0by Otis\u00a0Webb Brawley<\/a>.\u00a0 This one is really eye-opening, about the countless ways in which doctors provide healthcare that doesn\u2019t actually heal their patients, either because it\u2019s profitable to them, or because they don\u2019t actively think hard enough about what really works, or follow the latest trends, or for multiple reasons.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

I have in mind to reread both of these and undertake the exercise of typing up more comprehensive summarizes, but anyone who wants to understand the problems with our healthcare system should start with these two books.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"