The Purple World: Healing the Harm in American Health Care

You get what you pay for right?Not when it comes to health care in America. We pay twice as much as any other developed nation for health care yet we have the worst health of them all. If the safety record of American hospitals were transposed onto the airline industry a fully loaded 747 would crash every other week! And while we pay the highest taxes for health care in the world tens of thousands of Americans die each year from treatable illness merely because they cant afford medical care.How did we reach this shameful state? Youll be shocked to find out not only whos to blame but more importantly how easy the solution can be.In this riveting book Dr. Joseph Jarvis MD examines how our nations focus has radically shifted from the disease to the dollar--drastically harming Americans in the process. With unforgettable stories drawn from Dr. Jarviss thirty-plus years in the medical profession he gets you thinking about health-care reform in a big way (youll never get over the drunk miner who spent the night dipping a dead rabid bat into every bar patrons drink!).And through other captivating examples from brothels to nursing homes he shows how poorly the average American understands how to make safe health-care choices in the so-called medical marketplace and how poorly politicians serve as arbiters of what good health policy should be.Most importantly this book can finally make a difference: instead of simply pointing fingers and wailing about the outrages Dr. Jarvis offers a workable solution that can be quickly implemented by each state. Before you finish this book youll get a compelling look at how politicians can offer real solutions and how the American electorate can finally do the right thing in health-system reform: protect our families our country and our future.