Healing American Healthcare

Healing American Healthcare makes the case for universal healthcare in the United States. The authors research and their extensive experience in our healthcare system has given them the expertise to suggest that as a nation we can provide care for all, while reducing our overall cost of care by $1 trillion per year. The book discusses the sources of the high cost of our healthcare system and how it affects all of us especially doctors and patients. The authors put forth a plan that would reduce costs, improve quality and create the much needed competition to reduce bureaucracy, and clinical waste that would result in providing higher quality care and lower healthcare costs for all Americans. The book presents this topic in a logical and readable way to give readers the information that they should have to make their own informed decisions about what they believe should be the future of healthcare in America.

Healing American Healthcare makes the case for universal healthcare in the United States. The authors’ careers in our healthcare system have given them the expertise to suggest that as a nation we can provide care for all, while reducing our overall cost of care by $1 trillion per year. The book sets the stage for presenting its plan by reviewing how our healthcare system compares with other nations. It goes on to discuss the history of healthcare reform in the United States and the impact of Obamacare on the  uninsured in our country. The book discusses the high cost of pharmaceuticals, hospital care and healthcare insurance and the impact of our very bureaucratic system on doctors and patients. The authors put forth a plan that would reduce costs, improve quality and create the much needed competition to reduce bureaucracy, and clinical waste.  This plan would result in providing higher quality care and lower healthcare costs for all Americans. The book presents this topic in a logical and readable way to give readers the information that they should have to make their own informed decisions about what they believe should be the future of healthcare in America.

Edward Eichhorn is an experienced and successful senior executive in the development of medical products and services. He earned a bachelor's degree in engineering and an MBA in Industrial Management. He began his career more than 40 years ago as a medical device product development engineer. During his long career He has been the Director of Research and Development for a kidney dialysis company; He helped to found an innovative successful mobile medical testing business; Has been a senior executive for a large chain of medical imaging centers with responsibility for sales, marketing and strategic planning. In 2008 he established the Medilink Consulting Group LLC where he has advised medical societies and commercial clients on marketing and strategic planning projects. Ed has a long standing interest in serving his community. He served on his local school board for 12 years and as a member of the board of trustees at his alma mater, Stevens Institute of Technology for 3 years.

Michael Hutchinson is a neurologist and biophysicist. He is senior faculty at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in Manhattan, with 30 years of clinical experience. He is certified in neurology and neuroimaging, and is immediate past president of the American Society of Neuroimaging. He holds a PhD in molecular physics and invented parallel MRI in 1987, now the standard for clinical MRI. While a resident at the University of Washington, he pioneered an approach to status epilepticus - the most lethal form of epilepsy - which is now standard of care in the U.S. Dr. Hutchinson has a large private practice in Manhattan. In addition, he teaches and conducts research, including fundamental MRI theory and its application to neurodegenerative conditions. He has recently published a theory of ultrafast MRI.