Exposing the Twenty Medical Myths

Why Everything You Know about Health Care Is Wrong and How to Make It Right

Arthur Garson Jr., Ryan Holeywell

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Year: 2019
• eBook ISBN: 9781538131190
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: Health Care Delivery
• Index: Politics & International Relations

Despite intense political focus and debate for the past 10 years, Americans remain deeply worried about the availability and affordability of health care for themselves and their families. In clear and accessible prose, journalist Ryan Holeywell and medical doctor and health policy expert Arthur Garson provide Americans with the tools we need to have an honest, unbiased view of the state of health care policy in America. By fact checking 20 enduring health care myths they move the debate beyond Obamacare v. repeal and replace and give citizens the tools they need to evaluate the major policy issues confronting our health care system.

Table of contents

• Title Page
• Preface
• Myth: US Health Care Isthe Best in the World
• Myth: In Many Ways, US Health Care Is Cheaper than Other Countries’
• Myth: The United States Wastes One in Every Ten Medical-Care Dollars
• Myth: Most Medical-Care Dollars Are Spent in the Last Six Months of Life
• Myth: The United States Consistently Provides High-Quality Medical Care
• Myth: Consumers Make the Best Decisions about Their Medical Care
• Myth: Preventive Care Saves Money
• Myth: The United States Will Not Ration Medical Care
• Myth: The United States Faces a Dangerous Shortage of Doctors
• Myth: The Current Malpractice System Protects Patients
• Myth: In the United States There Is a Safety Net of Government Health Programs for the Poor
• Myth: People Who Work Can Afford Health Insurance
• Myth: The Uninsured Get Adequate Care in the Emergency Department
• Myth: The Market Can Fix Health Care
• Myth: Doctors and Hospitals Should Be Paid Separately for Each Service They Perform
• Myth: The United States WillNever Be Able to Reduce the Cost of Medical Care
• Myth: When It Comes Right Down to It, Americans Are Like Everyone Else
• Myth: Previous Attempts at Health-Care Reform Have Taught Us Very Little
• Myth: Americans Are So Divided That We Can’t Even Agree on Goals forOur Health Care
• Myth: There Is No Health-Care System That Will Work for the United States
• Final Words
• Index
• About the Authors