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Book SynopsisTrade Review...Bolsters the case we have been making that Medicare must be preserved and strengthened... without shifting costs to seniors who are already paying a large share of their modest incomes for health care. -- Max Richtman, president and CEO, National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare
A thoughtful contribution to the debate surrounding the future of Medicare. -- Bernie Sanders, U.S. Senator
Rarely have I felt as justified in supporting a book. Any person who cares about American public life, politics or their own personal well-being should closely read this book. -- Amitai Etzioni, professor, George Washington University; founder of the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics
A riveting read, this eyebrow raising and pupil dilating book frames 'entitlement' in a new light and uncovers some inconvenient truths. -- Jennie Chin Hansen, former CEO of American Geriatrics Society, past president of AARP
The most powerful analysis of Medicare I have seen in my career. -- Jean E. Johnson, dean, School of Nursing, The George Washington University
Courageous authors like Rosemary Gibson and Janardan Prasad Singh are shining a spotlight on how Wall Street and the health care industry's sense of entitlement are contributing to the financial meltdown of Medicare. -- Randy Block, Gray Panthers National Board
After exposing the hidden impact of medical errors, Rosemary Gibson and Janardan Prasad Singh take on financial and political intrigues in the Medicare program. Medicare Meltdown is a lively polemic, leaving no prisoners in a provocative exposé of the $600 billion Medicare program. -- Kip Piper, president, Health Results Group, LLC
This expose is quite readable. It is shocking, depressing, and educational. Everyone should read this book. * American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy *
Table of ContentsIntroduction Part I: How Much Is Medicare Costing You? 1: 15 Medicare Facts That Will Astonish You 2: They’re Coming for Your Social Security 3: Will Democrats and Republicans Really Fix Medicare for You? 4: Swiss Cheese Medicare: More Holes Than Cheese Part II: Where Your Money Goes: The Business of Medicare 5: A House on Medicare Drive 6: Bill, Baby, Bill 7: A Country Without Red Lights Part III: How Wall Street Determines the Care You Get 8: Medicare’s One Percent 9: When Wall Street Health Care Comes to Main Street 10: Wall Street and Government: Born Forty-Eight Seconds Apart Part IV: The Entitled and the Entitlers: Taking a Slice of the American Pie 11: Seven Habits of an Entitled Health Care Industry 12: Hedge Funds: The Newest Beneficiaries of Medicare’s Entitlement 13: The Entitlers: The White House and Congress Part V: Saving Medicare 14: Pull the Emergency Brake 15: Public Interest, Not Private Gain 16: Recycle the Waste, Restore the Dream Notes Index About the Authors
