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The new york times calls it an energetic, picaresque, narrative explanation of much of what has happened in the last seven years of health policy, while others have criticized elements of the book one of those critics is malcolm gladwell, who calls the book problematic. Entrepreneur, author, and attorney steven brill discusses his career, the motivations that brought him. Money, politics, backroom deals, and the fight to fix our broken healthcare system kindle edition by brill, steven. Money, politics, backroom deals, and the fight to fix our broken healthcare system. Why medical bills are killing us, for which he won the 2014 national magazine award for public service, and of the 2015 bestseller americas bitter pill. Steven brill explains why the obamacare bandaid is so pathetic botched the political infighting over passage was insufferable, and the implementation of the resulting law was a train wreck. If any changes are needed, request a revision to be done. In less than a week since its release, steven brill s americas bitter pill has made headlines across the web. Why medical bills are killing us, by steven brill introduction a first in the history of time magazine, this single story36 pages, 24,000 words filled the feature section of the march 4, 20 issue.
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