Physicians Helping Restore the American Dream

The book is packed with wisdom you can’t find elsewhere but also a nice, light style that makes it addictive. There is so much in this book that is hidden behind the many layers of obfuscation characterizing our healthcare system. As a group trying to create and then disseminate new models of care that improve outcomes and lower costs, we are continuously running into hidden barriers with insurers and also un-empowered healthcare purchasers. This book has the practical prescription for moving it all forward. I’m making it required reading at Dell Med and recommending it for our many partners.

Dave, you nailed it! Your message is vital for business leaders as it exposes the many dirty secrets behind the business of Employee Benefit plans. Yes, it is time to shed dependence on those who have benefited most from lousy results and demand vastly improved outcomes for employers and their employees. This is a must read to turn the tables on the benefits industry.

If you are the CEO of a company that self-funds for your employee’s medical care you should read this book carefully. If your HR department has ever said, “…our consultants have looked at this ‘free market’ thing and don’t think it will save us money,” then you need to read this book carefully. If you think as many “consultants” tell you, that “healthcare is complicated,” then, once again, you need to read this book very closely. This book is a component of what Mr. Chase refers to as a health industry “Rosetta stone,” a key to deciphering the enumerable ways you have been fleeced by those in the industry upon whose advice you have relied. Unplugging the fog machine of the unscrupulous “consultants” is one of Mr. Chase’s goals, the success of which will create a huge buyer demand for honestly-priced medical services. Those in the industry posed to provide value pricing will be emboldened by the new demands of this marketplace and will expand in number and scope as a result. The dominoes have begun falling on Mordor and Mr. Chase’s book will be seen by those who read it now and for a long time to come as a pivotal moment in this free market medical revolution.