It was a lucky accident that I heard an interview this morning on the local Omaha news/talk radio station with Mark Makary, MD about his book released yesterday: "The Price We Pay,"
"Financial toxicity" is the term he uses to describe the main problem with our broken healthcare delivery system with issues such as inappropriate care, over treatment, excessive billing practices, etc.
I'll probably take the deep dive into his book tonight, and develop this story further. Stay tuned.
UPDATE
Thought I'd share the toc:
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