With medical costs skyrocketing and more Americans lacking adequate care, the debate over health care reform has escalated nationwide. Both state and federal policy makers are scrambling for a solution, and presidential candidates on both sides of the aisle have made it a major campaign issue. In their bold new book, former Colorado governor Richard Lamm and Fulbright lecturer Robert Blank propose a simple, yet controversial solution: explicit rationing of medical care.
"This book is meant to wake America up to a coming public-policy train wreck." So begins this no-holds- barred analysis of our health care crisis and the difficult choices we will need to make to fix the system. Lamm and Blank explain in laymen's terms why we need to control costs, come to terms with rationing in the near future, and take more individual responsibility for health. This informative essay explains why "blank check" medicine-unchecked spending and use of technology-is bad for our collective health, and broaches subjects that are sure to generate debate. Condition Critical is the latest in Fulcrum Publishing's Speaker's Corner Books series, which aims to educate and foster discussion about important issues affecting our society.
