Review
“Health Care at Risk is the first intelligent and intelligible discussion of a new fad in American health policy, the so-called ‘consumer-directed’ movement. This topic is quite important, and Timothy Stoltzfus Jost knows what he is talking about.”— Theodore R. Marmor, author of Fads, Fallacies, and Foolishness in Medical Care Management and Policy
“Health Care at Risk offers a scholarly and insightful assessment of the origins, theoretical underpinnings, and key elements of the modern consumerism movement in health care financing and its implications for health care access and quality. Clear, unbiased, and thought-provoking, Timothy Stoltzfus Jost’s book is essential reading for anyone concerned about the future of the American health care system.”—Sara Rosenbaum, Chair of the Department of Health Policy and Harold and Jane Hirsh Professor of Health Law and Policy, George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services
“A well-timed, compelling study, written for experts but also, thankfully, understandable by ‘consumers.’ Timothy Stoltzfus Jost shows why leaving health care decisions to a free market cannot work, even in the United States, while also emphasizing the importance of consumer choice in future policy decisions. Erudite, clearly argued, engaging, and fair.”—Rosemary A. Stevens, author of The Public-Private Health Care State
“In Health Care at Risk, Timothy Stoltzfus Jost has written a compelling and yet balanced critique of the so-called ‘consumer-driven health care movement,’ a movement that is gaining force not just in the United States, but around the world. Students of international health policy, and indeed supporters and opponents of the CDHC movement, would benefit from reading Jost’s account.”—Adam Oliver, Editor in Chief, Health Economics, Policy and Law
“[A]n analytic tour de force, comprehensive in scope, scrupulous in scholarship, balanced in approach, and incisive in its policy recommendations. . . . Health Care at Risk is a fine piece of work that should be of interest to policy makers, policy researchers, and many physicians. It would also be an excellent supplementary text for an introductory course in health policy and management. Name an issue that is germane to the current health policy debate and you are likely to find it discussed here. The references and footnotes are comprehensive and meticulous. Most of the major modern contributors to health care organization and finance are not only cited, but their ideas are transmitted with high fidelity and clarity.” -- Richard L. Kravitz ― JAMA
From the Back Cover
"A well-timed, compelling study, written for experts but also, thankfully, understandable by 'consumers.' Timothy Stoltzfus Jost shows why leaving health care decisions to a free market cannot work, even in the United States, while also emphasizing the importance of consumer choice in future policy decisions. Erudite, clearly argued, engaging, and fair."--Rosemary A. Stevens, author of "The Public-Private Health Care State "
About the Author
Timothy Stoltzfus Jost is the Robert L. Willett Family Professor of Law at the Washington and Lee University School of Law. He is the author of Health Care Coverage Determinations: An International Comparative Study and Disentitlement? The Threats Facing Our Public Health-Care Programs and a Rights-Based Response. He is the editor of Readings in Comparative Health Law and Bioethics and a coauthor of Health Law: Cases, Materials, and Problems, now in its fifth edition.
