Reviews
" Dr. Makary takes a deep dive into the real issues driving up the price of health care and explains how we can all take action to restore medicine to its noble mission." -- Don Berwick MD, senior fellow, Institute for Healthcare Improvement "[ The Price We Pay ] is a fascinating look at people and communities throughout America--Dr. Makary blends reportage, research, and personal anecdotes about how money is really spent in healthcare, how we got to where we are today, and who is affected the most. I just started this one, and I already want to tell everyone to read it ." -- BookRiot, "What to Read for #ScienceSeptember" "In this thoroughly reported primer Makary authoritatively and conversationally explains the money games of medicine. . . . He found that working Americans feel that the system is stacked against them; it seems that they''re right. . . . Consider this book a powerful call to action for more information about health costs and for restoring the ''noble mission'' of treating everyone with fairness and dignity." -- Booklist, starred review "A must-read for every American." -- Steve Forbes, editor-in-chief, FORBES magazine "I absolutely loved this book. Insightful, sharp, and essential reading -one of the top 5 books I''ve ever read." -- Jay Newton-Small, TIME Magazine contributor and author of BROAD INFLUENCE "Marty Makary is a great storyteller, making accessible the business of medicine and the new ideas disrupting it without losing the important details. Everyone should read this book , and then demand a more transparent and fair system." -- Shantanu Agrawal MD, President and CEO, the National Quality Forum "A valuable and illuminating read, full of intriguing insights into the use of decision-making in medicine and health care and how to make things work for all." -- Cass Sunstein, co-author of NUDGE and Professor, Harvard Law School " Marty Makary is one of the great thought leaders in medicine and his new book, The Price We Pay , brilliantly lifts the veil on the state of modern medicine and the new ideas that are disrupting it." -- Senator William H. Frist, MD "Over the course of decades, American health care lost the ''care'' component and devolved to a big, wasteful business. In his new book, Marty Makary undertakes an extensive listening tour and astutely deconstructs how this occurred and what we need to do about it." -- Eric Topol MD, Editor-in-Chief, Medscape; author of THE PATIENT WILL SEE YOU NOW "Dr. Makary artfully sifts through complex data to shine light on a path for those seeking to build a better health care system." -- Aneesh Chopra, former Chief Technology Officer of the United States and President of CareJourney "Plain talk from a surgeon and professor who has long studied health care issues and finds the American system badly in need of repair. . . . He clearly demonstrates how medical care is secretive and predatory and why skyrocketing costs can be accounted for by the money games of medicine . . . Makary rightly takes the health care business to task, but he also offers a ray of hope that change can and will happen." -- Kirkus "Every once in a while a book comes along that rocks the foundations of an established order that''s seriously in need of being shaken. The modern American hospital is that establishment and Unaccountable is that book." -- Shannon Brownlee, author of Overtreated, on UNACCOUNTABLE "[ Unaccountable ] is an eye-opening look at the culture of medicine. And it''s not pretty." -- CNN on UNACCOUNTABLE "A searing insider''s look at what really goes on behind the scenes at major hospitals . . . a galvanizing book full of shocking truths about the current state of health care." -- Kirkus on UNACCOUNTABLE "This thought-provoking guide from a leader in the field is a must-read for M.D.s, and an eye-opener for the rest of us." -- Publishers Weekly on UNACCOUNTABLE "Marty Makary offers a searing indictment from the inside." -- Wall Street Journal on UNACCOUNTABLE, "Dr. Makary takes a deep dive into the real issues driving up the price of health care and explains how we can all take action to restore medicine to its noble mission." -- Don Berwick MD, senior fellow, Institute for Health Care Improvement "Over the course of decades, American health care lost the 'care' component and devolved to a big, wasteful business. In his new book, Marty Makary undertakes an extensive listening tour and astutely deconstructs how this occurred and what we need to do about it." -- Eric Topol MD, Editor-in-Chief, Medscape; bestselling author of THE PATIENT WILL SEE YOU NOW "I absolutely loved this book. Insightful, sharp, and essential reading-one of the top 5 books I've ever read." -- Jay Newton-Small, TIME Magazine contributor and author of BROAD INFLUENCE "Marty Makary is a great storyteller, making accessible the business of medicine and the new ideas disrupting it without losing the important details. Everyone should read this book, and then demand a more transparent and fair system." -- Shantanu Agrawal MD, President and CEO, the National Quality Forum "A valuable and illuminating read, full of intriguing insights into the use of decision-making in medicine and health care and how to make things work for all." -- Cass Sunstein, NYT bestselling co-author of NUDGE and Professor, Harvard Law School "Marty Makary is one of the great thought leaders in medicine and his new book, The Price We Pay , brilliantly lifts the veil on the state of modern medicine and the new ideas that are disrupting it." -- former Senator William H. Frist, MD "Every once in a while a book comes along that rocks the foundations of an established order that's seriously in need of being shaken. The modern American hospital is that establishment and Unaccountable is that book." -- Shannon Brownlee, author of Overtreated, on UNACCOUNTABLE "A must-read for every American and business leader." -- Steve Forbes, editor-in-chief, FORBES magazine "Dr. Makary artfully sifts through complex data to shine light on a path for those seeking to build a better health care system." -- Aneesh Chopra, former U.S. Chief Technology Officer and President of CareJourney "[ Unaccountable ] is an eye-opening look at the culture of medicine. And it's not pretty." -- CNN on UNACCOUNTABLE "A searing insider's look at what really goes on behind the scenes at major hospitals . . . a galvanizing book full of shocking truths about the current state of health care." -- Kirkus on UNACCOUNTABLE "This thought-provoking guide from a leader in the field is a must-read for M.D.s, and an eye-opener for the rest of us." -- Publishers Weekly on UNACCOUNTABLE "Marty Makary offers a searing indictment from the inside." -- Wall Street Journal on UNACCOUNTABLE, Every once in a while a book comes along that rocks the foundations of an established order that's seriously in need of being shaken. The modern American hospital is that establishment and Unaccountable is that book., A searing insider's look at what really goes on behind the scenes at major hospitals . . . a galvanizing book full of shocking truths about the current state of health care., "Dr. Makary takes a deep dive into the real issues driving up the price of health care and explains how we can all take action to restore medicine to its noble mission." - Don Berwick MD, senior fellow, Institute for Health Care Improvement "Over the course of decades, American health care lost the 'care' component and devolved to a big, wasteful business. In his new book, Marty Makary undertakes an extensive listening tour and astutely deconstructs how this occurred and what we need to do about it." - Eric Topol MD, Editor-in-Chief, Medscape; bestselling author of THE PATIENT WILL SEE YOU NOW "I absolutely loved this book. Insightful, sharp, and essential reading--one of the top 5 books I've ever read." - Jay Newton-Small, TIME Magazine contributor and author of BROAD INFLUENCE "Marty Makary is a great storyteller, making accessible the business of medicine and the new ideas disrupting it without losing the important details. Everyone should read this book, and then demand a more transparent and fair system." - Shantanu Agrawal MD, President and CEO, the National Quality Forum "A valuable and illuminating read, full of intriguing insights into the use of decision-making in medicine and health care and how to make things work for all." - Cass Sunstein, NYT bestselling co-author of NUDGE and Professor, Harvard Law School "Marty Makary is one of the great thought leaders in medicine and his new book, The Price We Pay , brilliantly lifts the veil on the state of modern medicine and the new ideas that are disrupting it." - former Senator William H. Frist, MD "Every once in a while a book comes along that rocks the foundations of an established order that's seriously in need of being shaken. The modern American hospital is that establishment and Unaccountable is that book." - Shannon Brownlee, author of Overtreated, on UNACCOUNTABLE "A must-read for every American and business leader." - Steve Forbes, editor-in-chief, FORBES magazine "Dr. Makary artfully sifts through complex data to shine light on a path for those seeking to build a better health care system." - Aneesh Chopra, former U.S. Chief Technology Officer and President of CareJourney "[ Unaccountable ] is an eye-opening look at the culture of medicine. And it's not pretty." - CNN on UNACCOUNTABLE "A searing insider's look at what really goes on behind the scenes at major hospitals . . . a galvanizing book full of shocking truths about the current state of health care." - Kirkus on UNACCOUNTABLE "This thought-provoking guide from a leader in the field is a must-read for M.D.s, and an eye-opener for the rest of us." - Publishers Weekly on UNACCOUNTABLE "Marty Makary offers a searing indictment from the inside." - Wall Street Journal on UNACCOUNTABLE, "Marty Makary offers a searing indictment from the inside." -- Wall Street Journal on UNACCOUNTABLE "[ Unaccountable ] is an eye-opening look at the culture of medicine. And it's not pretty." -- CNN on UNACCOUNTABLE "This thought-provoking guide from a leader in the field is a must-read for M.D.s, and an eye-opener for the rest of us." -- Publishers Weekly on UNACCOUNTABLE "Every once in a while a book comes along that rocks the foundations of an established order that's seriously in need of being shaken. The modern American hospital is that establishment and Unaccountable is that book." -- Shannon Brownlee, author of Overtreated, on UNACCOUNTABLE "A searing insider's look at what really goes on behind the scenes at major hospitals . . . a galvanizing book full of shocking truths about the current state of health care." -- Kirkus on UNACCOUNTABLE, "Over the course of decades, American 'health care' lost the care component and devolved to a big, wasteful business. In his new book, Marty Makary undertakes an extensive listening tour and astutely deconstructs how this occurred and what we need to do about it." - Eric Topol MD, Editor-in-Chief, Medscape; bestselling author of THE PATIENT WILL SEE YOU NOW "Marty Makary offers a searing indictment from the inside." -- Wall Street Journal on UNACCOUNTABLE "[ Unaccountable ] is an eye-opening look at the culture of medicine. And it's not pretty." -- CNN on UNACCOUNTABLE "This thought-provoking guide from a leader in the field is a must-read for M.D.s, and an eye-opener for the rest of us." -- Publishers Weekly on UNACCOUNTABLE "Every once in a while a book comes along that rocks the foundations of an established order that's seriously in need of being shaken. The modern American hospital is that establishment and Unaccountable is that book." -- Shannon Brownlee, author of Overtreated, on UNACCOUNTABLE "A searing insider's look at what really goes on behind the scenes at major hospitals . . . a galvanizing book full of shocking truths about the current state of health care." -- Kirkus on UNACCOUNTABLE, " Dr. Makary takes a deep dive into the real issues driving up the price of health care and explains how we can all take action to restore medicine to its noble mission." -- Don Berwick MD, senior fellow, Institute for Healthcare Improvement "A must-read for every American and business leader." -- Steve Forbes, editor-in-chief, FORBES magazine "I absolutely loved this book. Insightful, sharp, and essential reading -one of the top 5 books I've ever read." -- Jay Newton-Small, TIME Magazine contributor and author of BROAD INFLUENCE "Marty Makary is a great storyteller, making accessible the business of medicine and the new ideas disrupting it without losing the important details. Everyone should read this book , and then demand a more transparent and fair system." -- Shantanu Agrawal MD, President and CEO, the National Quality Forum "A valuable and illuminating read, full of intriguing insights into the use of decision-making in medicine and health care and how to make things work for all." -- Cass Sunstein, co-author of NUDGE and Professor, Harvard Law School " Marty Makary is one of the great thought leaders in medicine and his new book, The Price We Pay , brilliantly lifts the veil on the state of modern medicine and the new ideas that are disrupting it." -- Senator William H. Frist, MD "Over the course of decades, American health care lost the 'care' component and devolved to a big, wasteful business. In his new book, Marty Makary undertakes an extensive listening tour and astutely deconstructs how this occurred and what we need to do about it." -- Eric Topol MD, Editor-in-Chief, Medscape; author of THE PATIENT WILL SEE YOU NOW "Dr. Makary artfully sifts through complex data to shine light on a path for those seeking to build a better health care system." -- Aneesh Chopra, former Chief Technology Officer of the United States and President of CareJourney "Plain talk from a surgeon and professor who has long studied health care issues and finds the American system badly in need of repair. . . . He clearly demonstrates how medical care is secretive and predatory and why skyrocketing costs can be accounted for by the money games of medicine . . . Makary rightly takes the health care business to task, but he also offers a ray of hope that change can and will happen." -- Kirkus "Every once in a while a book comes along that rocks the foundations of an established order that's seriously in need of being shaken. The modern American hospital is that establishment and Unaccountable is that book." -- Shannon Brownlee, author of Overtreated, on UNACCOUNTABLE "[ Unaccountable ] is an eye-opening look at the culture of medicine. And it's not pretty." -- CNN on UNACCOUNTABLE "A searing insider's look at what really goes on behind the scenes at major hospitals . . . a galvanizing book full of shocking truths about the current state of health care." -- Kirkus on UNACCOUNTABLE "This thought-provoking guide from a leader in the field is a must-read for M.D.s, and an eye-opener for the rest of us." -- Publishers Weekly on UNACCOUNTABLE "Marty Makary offers a searing indictment from the inside." -- Wall Street Journal on UNACCOUNTABLE, " Dr. Makary takes a deep dive into the real issues driving up the price of health care and explains how we can all take action to restore medicine to its noble mission." -- Don Berwick MD, senior fellow, Institute for Healthcare Improvement "In this thoroughly reported primer Makary authoritatively and conversationally explains the money games of medicine. . . . He found that working Americans feel that the system is stacked against them; it seems that they're right. . . . Consider this book a powerful call to action for more information about health costs and for restoring the 'noble mission' of treating everyone with fairness and dignity." -- Booklist, starred review "A must-read for every American and business leader." -- Steve Forbes, editor-in-chief, FORBES magazine "I absolutely loved this book. Insightful, sharp, and essential reading -one of the top 5 books I've ever read." -- Jay Newton-Small, TIME Magazine contributor and author of BROAD INFLUENCE "Marty Makary is a great storyteller, making accessible the business of medicine and the new ideas disrupting it without losing the important details. Everyone should read this book , and then demand a more transparent and fair system." -- Shantanu Agrawal MD, President and CEO, the National Quality Forum "A valuable and illuminating read, full of intriguing insights into the use of decision-making in medicine and health care and how to make things work for all." -- Cass Sunstein, co-author of NUDGE and Professor, Harvard Law School " Marty Makary is one of the great thought leaders in medicine and his new book, The Price We Pay , brilliantly lifts the veil on the state of modern medicine and the new ideas that are disrupting it." -- Senator William H. Frist, MD "Over the course of decades, American health care lost the 'care' component and devolved to a big, wasteful business. In his new book, Marty Makary undertakes an extensive listening tour and astutely deconstructs how this occurred and what we need to do about it." -- Eric Topol MD, Editor-in-Chief, Medscape; author of THE PATIENT WILL SEE YOU NOW "Dr. Makary artfully sifts through complex data to shine light on a path for those seeking to build a better health care system." -- Aneesh Chopra, former Chief Technology Officer of the United States and President of CareJourney "Plain talk from a surgeon and professor who has long studied health care issues and finds the American system badly in need of repair. . . . He clearly demonstrates how medical care is secretive and predatory and why skyrocketing costs can be accounted for by the money games of medicine . . . Makary rightly takes the health care business to task, but he also offers a ray of hope that change can and will happen." -- Kirkus "Every once in a while a book comes along that rocks the foundations of an established order that's seriously in need of being shaken. The modern American hospital is that establishment and Unaccountable is that book." -- Shannon Brownlee, author of Overtreated, on UNACCOUNTABLE "[ Unaccountable ] is an eye-opening look at the culture of medicine. And it's not pretty." -- CNN on UNACCOUNTABLE "A searing insider's look at what really goes on behind the scenes at major hospitals . . . a galvanizing book full of shocking truths about the current state of health care." -- Kirkus on UNACCOUNTABLE "This thought-provoking guide from a leader in the field is a must-read for M.D.s, and an eye-opener for the rest of us." -- Publishers Weekly on UNACCOUNTABLE "Marty Makary offers a searing indictment from the inside." -- Wall Street Journal on UNACCOUNTABLE, "Over the course of decades, American 'health care' lost the care component and devolved to a big, wasteful business. In his new book, Marty Makary undertakes an extensive listening tour and astutely deconstructs how this occurred and what we need to do about it." - Eric Topol MD, Editor-in-Chief, Medscape; bestselling author of THE PATIENT WILL SEE YOU NOW "Marty Makary offers a searing indictment from the inside." - Wall Street Journal on UNACCOUNTABLE "[ Unaccountable ] is an eye-opening look at the culture of medicine. And it's not pretty." - CNN on UNACCOUNTABLE "This thought-provoking guide from a leader in the field is a must-read for M.D.s, and an eye-opener for the rest of us." - Publishers Weekly on UNACCOUNTABLE "Every once in a while a book comes along that rocks the foundations of an established order that's seriously in need of being shaken. The modern American hospital is that establishment and Unaccountable is that book." - Shannon Brownlee, author of Overtreated, on UNACCOUNTABLE "A searing insider's look at what really goes on behind the scenes at major hospitals . . . a galvanizing book full of shocking truths about the current state of health care." - Kirkus on UNACCOUNTABLE, This thought-provoking guide from a leader in the field is a must-read for M.D.s, and an eye-opener for the rest of us., " Dr. Makary takes a deep dive into the real issues driving up the price of health care and explains how we can all take action to restore medicine to its noble mission." -- Don Berwick MD, senior fellow, Institute for Healthcare Improvement "In this thoroughly reported primer Makary authoritatively and conversationally explains the money games of medicine. . . . He found that working Americans feel that the system is stacked against them; it seems that they're right. . . . Consider this book a powerful call to action for more information about health costs and for restoring the 'noble mission' of treating everyone with fairness and dignity." -- Booklist, starred review "A must-read for every American." -- Steve Forbes, editor-in-chief, FORBES magazine "I absolutely loved this book. Insightful, sharp, and essential reading -one of the top 5 books I've ever read." -- Jay Newton-Small, TIME Magazine contributor and author of BROAD INFLUENCE "Marty Makary is a great storyteller, making accessible the business of medicine and the new ideas disrupting it without losing the important details. Everyone should read this book , and then demand a more transparent and fair system." -- Shantanu Agrawal MD, President and CEO, the National Quality Forum "A valuable and illuminating read, full of intriguing insights into the use of decision-making in medicine and health care and how to make things work for all." -- Cass Sunstein, co-author of NUDGE and Professor, Harvard Law School " Marty Makary is one of the great thought leaders in medicine and his new book, The Price We Pay , brilliantly lifts the veil on the state of modern medicine and the new ideas that are disrupting it." -- Senator William H. Frist, MD "Over the course of decades, American health care lost the 'care' component and devolved to a big, wasteful business. In his new book, Marty Makary undertakes an extensive listening tour and astutely deconstructs how this occurred and what we need to do about it." -- Eric Topol MD, Editor-in-Chief, Medscape; author of THE PATIENT WILL SEE YOU NOW "Dr. Makary artfully sifts through complex data to shine light on a path for those seeking to build a better health care system." -- Aneesh Chopra, former Chief Technology Officer of the United States and President of CareJourney "Plain talk from a surgeon and professor who has long studied health care issues and finds the American system badly in need of repair. . . . He clearly demonstrates how medical care is secretive and predatory and why skyrocketing costs can be accounted for by the money games of medicine . . . Makary rightly takes the health care business to task, but he also offers a ray of hope that change can and will happen." -- Kirkus "Every once in a while a book comes along that rocks the foundations of an established order that's seriously in need of being shaken. The modern American hospital is that establishment and Unaccountable is that book." -- Shannon Brownlee, author of Overtreated, on UNACCOUNTABLE "[ Unaccountable ] is an eye-opening look at the culture of medicine. And it's not pretty." -- CNN on UNACCOUNTABLE "A searing insider's look at what really goes on behind the scenes at major hospitals . . . a galvanizing book full of shocking truths about the current state of health care." -- Kirkus on UNACCOUNTABLE "This thought-provoking guide from a leader in the field is a must-read for M.D.s, and an eye-opener for the rest of us." -- Publishers Weekly on UNACCOUNTABLE "Marty Makary offers a searing indictment from the inside." -- Wall Street Journal on UNACCOUNTABLE, "Over the course of decades, American 'health care' lost the care component and devolved to a big, wasteful business. In his new book, Marty Makary undertakes an extensive listening tour and astutely deconstructs how this occurred and what we need to do about it." -- Eric Topol MD, Editor-in-Chief, Medscape; bestselling author of THE PATIENT WILL SEE YOU NOW "Marty Makary offers a searing indictment from the inside." -- Wall Street Journal on UNACCOUNTABLE "[ Unaccountable ] is an eye-opening look at the culture of medicine. And it's not pretty." -- CNN on UNACCOUNTABLE "This thought-provoking guide from a leader in the field is a must-read for M.D.s, and an eye-opener for the rest of us." -- Publishers Weekly on UNACCOUNTABLE "Every once in a while a book comes along that rocks the foundations of an established order that's seriously in need of being shaken. The modern American hospital is that establishment and Unaccountable is that book." -- Shannon Brownlee, author of Overtreated, on UNACCOUNTABLE "A searing insider's look at what really goes on behind the scenes at major hospitals . . . a galvanizing book full of shocking truths about the current state of health care." -- Kirkus on UNACCOUNTABLE, "Dr. Makary takes a deep dive into the real issues driving up the price of health care and explains how we can all take action to restore medicine to its noble mission." -- Don Berwick MD, senior fellow, Institute for Healthcare Improvement "A must-read for every American and business leader." -- Steve Forbes, editor-in-chief, FORBES magazine "I absolutely loved this book. Insightful, sharp, and essential reading-one of the top 5 books I've ever read." -- Jay Newton-Small, TIME Magazine contributor and author of BROAD INFLUENCE "Marty Makary is a great storyteller, making accessible the business of medicine and the new ideas disrupting it without losing the important details. Everyone should read this book, and then demand a more transparent and fair system." -- Shantanu Agrawal MD, President and CEO, the National Quality Forum "A valuable and illuminating read, full of intriguing insights into the use of decision-making in medicine and health care and how to make things work for all." -- Cass Sunstein, co-author of NUDGE and Professor, Harvard Law School "Marty Makary is one of the great thought leaders in medicine and his new book, The Price We Pay , brilliantly lifts the veil on the state of modern medicine and the new ideas that are disrupting it." -- Senator William H. Frist, MD "Over the course of decades, American health care lost the 'care' component and devolved to a big, wasteful business. In his new book, Marty Makary undertakes an extensive listening tour and astutely deconstructs how this occurred and what we need to do about it." -- Eric Topol MD, Editor-in-Chief, Medscape; author of THE PATIENT WILL SEE YOU NOW "Every once in a while a book comes along that rocks the foundations of an established order that's seriously in need of being shaken. The modern American hospital is that establishment and Unaccountable is that book." -- Shannon Brownlee, author of Overtreated, on UNACCOUNTABLE "Dr. Makary artfully sifts through complex data to shine light on a path for those seeking to build a better health care system." -- Aneesh Chopra, former Chief Technology Officer of the United States and President of CareJourney "Plain talk from a surgeon and professor who has long studied health care issues and finds the American system badly in need of repair. . . . He clearly demonstrates how medical care is secretive and predatory and why skyrocketing costs can be accounted for by the money games of medicine . . . Makary rightly takes the health care business to task, but he also offers a ray of hope that change can and will happen." -- Kirkus "[ Unaccountable ] is an eye-opening look at the culture of medicine. And it's not pretty." -- CNN on UNACCOUNTABLE "A searing insider's look at what really goes on behind the scenes at major hospitals . . . a galvanizing book full of shocking truths about the current state of health care." -- Kirkus on UNACCOUNTABLE "This thought-provoking guide from a leader in the field is a must-read for M.D.s, and an eye-opener for the rest of us." -- Publishers Weekly on UNACCOUNTABLE "Marty Makary offers a searing indictment from the inside." -- Wall Street Journal on UNACCOUNTABLE, "Dr. Makary takes a deep dive into the real issues driving up the price of health care and explains how we can all take action to restore medicine to its noble mission." -- Don Berwick MD, senior fellow, Institute for Healthcare Improvement "A must-read for every American and business leader." -- Steve Forbes, editor-in-chief, FORBES magazine "I absolutely loved this book. Insightful, sharp, and essential reading-one of the top 5 books I've ever read." -- Jay Newton-Small, TIME Magazine contributor and author of BROAD INFLUENCE "Marty Makary is a great storyteller, making accessible the business of medicine and the new ideas disrupting it without losing the important details. Everyone should read this book, and then demand a more transparent and fair system." -- Shantanu Agrawal MD, President and CEO, the National Quality Forum "A valuable and illuminating read, full of intriguing insights into the use of decision-making in medicine and health care and how to make things work for all." -- Cass Sunstein, co-author of NUDGE and Professor, Harvard Law School "Marty Makary is one of the great thought leaders in medicine and his new book, The Price We Pay , brilliantly lifts the veil on the state of modern medicine and the new ideas that are disrupting it." -- Senator William H. Frist, MD "Over the course of decades, American health care lost the 'care' component and devolved to a big, wasteful business. In his new book, Marty Makary undertakes an extensive listening tour and astutely deconstructs how this occurred and what we need to do about it." -- Eric Topol MD, Editor-in-Chief, Medscape; author of THE PATIENT WILL SEE YOU NOW "Every once in a while a book comes along that rocks the foundations of an established order that's seriously in need of being shaken. The modern American hospital is that establishment and Unaccountable is that book." -- Shannon Brownlee, author of Overtreated, on UNACCOUNTABLE "Dr. Makary artfully sifts through complex data to shine light on a path for those seeking to build a better health care system." -- Aneesh Chopra, former U.S. Chief Technology Officer and President of CareJourney "[ Unaccountable ] is an eye-opening look at the culture of medicine. And it's not pretty." -- CNN on UNACCOUNTABLE "A searing insider's look at what really goes on behind the scenes at major hospitals . . . a galvanizing book full of shocking truths about the current state of health care." -- Kirkus on UNACCOUNTABLE "This thought-provoking guide from a leader in the field is a must-read for M.D.s, and an eye-opener for the rest of us." -- Publishers Weekly on UNACCOUNTABLE "Marty Makary offers a searing indictment from the inside." -- Wall Street Journal on UNACCOUNTABLE, "Dr. Makary takes a deep dive into the real issues driving up the price of health care and explains how we can all take action to restore medicine to its noble mission." -- Don Berwick MD, senior fellow, Institute for Healthcare Improvement "A must-read for every American and business leader." -- Steve Forbes, editor-in-chief, FORBES magazine "I absolutely loved this book. Insightful, sharp, and essential reading-one of the top 5 books I've ever read." -- Jay Newton-Small, TIME Magazine contributor and author of BROAD INFLUENCE "Marty Makary is a great storyteller, making accessible the business of medicine and the new ideas disrupting it without losing the important details. Everyone should read this book, and then demand a more transparent and fair system." -- Shantanu Agrawal MD, President and CEO, the National Quality Forum "A valuable and illuminating read, full of intriguing insights into the use of decision-making in medicine and health care and how to make things work for all." -- Cass Sunstein, co-author of NUDGE and Professor, Harvard Law School "Marty Makary is one of the great thought leaders in medicine and his new book, The Price We Pay , brilliantly lifts the veil on the state of modern medicine and the new ideas that are disrupting it." -- Senator William H. Frist, MD "Over the course of decades, American health care lost the 'care' component and devolved to a big, wasteful business. In his new book, Marty Makary undertakes an extensive listening tour and astutely deconstructs how this occurred and what we need to do about it." -- Eric Topol MD, Editor-in-Chief, Medscape; author of THE PATIENT WILL SEE YOU NOW "Every once in a while a book comes along that rocks the foundations of an established order that's seriously in need of being shaken. The modern American hospital is that establishment and Unaccountable is that book." -- Shannon Brownlee, author of Overtreated, on UNACCOUNTABLE "Dr. Makary artfully sifts through complex data to shine light on a path for those seeking to build a better health care system." -- Aneesh Chopra, former Chief Technology Officer of the United States and President of CareJourney "[ Unaccountable ] is an eye-opening look at the culture of medicine. And it's not pretty." -- CNN on UNACCOUNTABLE "A searing insider's look at what really goes on behind the scenes at major hospitals . . . a galvanizing book full of shocking truths about the current state of health care." -- Kirkus on UNACCOUNTABLE "This thought-provoking guide from a leader in the field is a must-read for M.D.s, and an eye-opener for the rest of us." -- Publishers Weekly on UNACCOUNTABLE "Marty Makary offers a searing indictment from the inside." -- Wall Street Journal on UNACCOUNTABLE, Over the course of decades, American 'health care' lost the care component and devolved to a big, wasteful business. In his new book, Marty Makary undertakes an extensive listening tour and astutely deconstructs how this occurred and what we need to do about it.
