{"product_id":"book-dt0e","title":"False Premise, False Promise","description":"\u003cp\u003eA native of Canada with direct experience under a single-payer system, Pipes debunks the Medicare for All plans touted by Democrat contenders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmerican health care is at a crossroads. Health spending reached $3.5 trillion in 2017. Yet more than 27 million people remain uninsured. And it's unclear if all that spending is buying higher-quality care.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePatients, doctors, insurers, and the government acknowledge that the status quo is unsustainable. America's last attempt at health care reform-Obamacare-didn't work. Nearly a decade after its passage, Democrats are calling for a government takeover of the nation's health care system: Medicare for All.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSupporters of Medicare for All assert the right to health care, promising universal, high-quality care to all Americans at no cost. With a sales pitch like that, it's no wonder the idea has broad support. Democrats, particularly progressive ones, hope to capitalize on this enthusiasm.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere Sally C. Pipes makes a case against Medicare for All. Using evidence from government-run systems in Canada and the UK she explains how single-payer health care makes a litany of promises it can't possibly keep.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBetween unpacking the plans under consideration in Congress-including the real costs behind the claims-and detailing the horrors of single-payer care in other countries, Pipes highlights how Americans actually fare better than their peers in Canada and the UK on health outcomes. Included are heart-wrenching stories of the human costs of free, universal, government-run health care systems.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePipes concludes with her vision for delivering the affordable, accessible, quality care the American people are looking for.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49292208308528,"sku":"BDdt0e","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49292208341296,"sku":"ZEdt0e","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49292208374064,"sku":"ZMdt0e","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/dt0e-Square-cover.jpg?v=1782406162","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-dt0e","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}