In The Long Fix: Solving America’s Health Care Crisis with Solutions that Work for Everyone, physician and health care CEO Vivian S. Lee, MD, cuts through to the heart of the health care crisis. The problem with the way medicine is practiced, she explains, is not so much who’s paying, it’s what we are paying for. Insurers, employers, the government, and individuals pay for every procedure, prescription, and lab test, whether or not it makes us better—and that is both backwards and dangerous.

Using clear and compelling language, Dr. Lee paints a picture that is both realistic and optimistic. It may not be a quick fix, but her concrete action plan for reform—for employers and other payers, patients, clinicians, and policy makers—can reinvent health care, and create a less costly, more efficient, and healthier system for all.

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REVIEWS

“Lee speaks with authority.... Especially in light of the coronavirus emergency, Lee’s call for everyone to play a role in ‘the Long Fix’ rings true”

— Booklist

“Dr. Lee has drawn upon her extensive experience and a wide range of physician and administrator colleagues to provide a deep understanding of the ailments plaguing the US health care system.... An excellent overview of the problems and potential solutions.”

— Robert S. Kaplan, Marvin Bower Professor of Leadership Development, emeritus, Harvard Business School

“This book is terrific. It will change the way you think, not only about the world of health care and how to solve the big policy questions, but also about your own approach to health and what you and your community can do about it.”

— LaQuandra Nesbitt, MD, MPH, Director of the District of Columbia Department of Health, Washington DC

“The Long Fix is a highly readable, brilliantly crafted playbook of solutions to America’s ailing health care system. Dr. Lee has shown how the nation can achieve higher quality and safer care that will help keep its communities healthier and in turn, lower costs. This book is an inspiring and practical call to action for patients, physicians, policymakers and employers to engage in one of the most important issues of our time.”

— Carolyn Clancy, MD, Former Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)