CHAPTER 1
THE DAY HEALTH CARE DIED
PART II
DEATH BY A THOUSAND CUTS
CHAPTER 2
KILLER NUMBER 1: THE HEALTH INSURERS
Death at the Hands of a Dysfunctional Culture
CHAPTER 3
KILLER NUMBER 2: THE GENERAL HOSPITALS
Death at the Hands of Empire Builders
CHAPTER 4
KILLER NUMBER 3: THE EMPLOYERS
Death at the Hands of a "Choice" of One
CHAPTER 5
KILLER NUMBER 4: THE U.S. CONGRESS
Death at the Hands of Those Elected to Represent Us
CHAPTER 6
KILLER NUMBER 5: THE ACADEMICS
Death at the Hands of the Elite Policy Makers
PART III
THE RIGHT MEDICINE: CONSUMER-DRIVEN HEALTH CARE
CHAPTER 8
CONSUMER-DRIVEN BENEFITS: LESSONS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES AND INDUSTRIES
PART IV
HOW TO MAKE IT HAPPEN: THE CARROTS, THE STICKS, THE LAWS
CHAPTER 9
THE CARROTS
Let Medical Business Entrepreneurialism Bloom
CHAPTER 10
THE STICKS
Let Information Flow
CHAPTER 11
A BOLD NEW CONSUMER-DRIVEN HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
The Laws and Their Legislators