Priced Out: The Economic and Ethical Costs of American Health Care

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By Uwe Reinhardt

Published Feb. 21, 2019

The late Uwe Reinhardt was a towering figure in American healthcare policy, advising presidents from both parties and Congress on healthcare reform. A professor at Princeton for nearly 50 years, Reinhardt distinguishes between the economics and social ethics of healthcare reform in Priced Out (Princeton University Press), arguing that the current healthcare system in the United States is morally indefensible — and proposing an alternative path for reform.

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