87 pages • 2 hours read
Elisabeth RosenthalAn American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back
Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2017A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Essay Topics
1.
In what ways has the healthcare industry diverged from its charitable roots? What does this say about American society as a whole?
2.
Compare the advantages and disadvantages of an HMO and a PPO. What policies might offer a solution to these disadvantages?
3.
Dr. Jeffrey Kivi (Chapter 1) switched medications after realizing his clinic was profiting from his use of a trial drug. According to Rosenthal, is this an effective way of protesting corruption within the medical industry?
