In this short book R.W. Murphy makes the argument that the US healthcare delivery system is irreparably broken as the result of a perfectly inelastic demand curve for healthcare goods and services. In essence he indicates that Americans will buy the same number of units regardless of price and that is destroying the system. He points to all the retail level cost control initiatives to date as failing to address wholesale pricing pressures. His premise is that underlying wholesale cost increases have hardly been affected at all. Any cost reductions at the retail level resulting from tough utilization management have been no more than temporary stair step efforts that get quickly absorbed. He offers both historical perspective and going-forward options for structural change. He refers to the need to make the demand curve more price responsive as an American Healthcare Imperative because the inevitable alternative is serious damage to American society in its absence. He indicates that failing to act is no longer an option. R.W. Murphy has been involved in healthcare cost control since 1980. He started his career as a home office underwriter for a major US healthcare insurance company. In 1990 he became a consultant for an international firm and in 1995 formed his owned consulting company. He has been involved in virtually every cost control initiative in the last forty years - and by his own admission has the scars to prove it. The book has been made deliberately short. It can be read in less than an hour. The author indicates that his intent has been to make Americans think about the necessity for structural change - not give them an actual road map for it. As such he remains relatively nonpartisan regarding the options. He also is clear that he has spent less time in doing statistical research then using his professional experience to show relationships. He tells the reader to not be caught up in absolute numbers but to instead examine the historical and projected trends.The Introduction has been written under an alias by a professional healthcare administrator in West Palm Beach Florida. By remaining anonymous he offers candid opinions with which peer administrators might not agree. His comments come from perspective gained via vast experience on the provider side of the industry. In addition his politics are significantly right of the author s. As such his views provide germane counterpoint.As more a red-flag then a how-to book at its price point it should be read by every person who believes that healthcare policy will be an important differentiating factor in the 2020 US election.

This book covers 10 lessons learned over a career in Coaching and Athletic Administration that should be helpful for a coach of any sport athletic director or aspiring coach. The lessons in this book include: 1. Put Relationships over Everything 2. Have a plan 3. Over-Communicate 4. It is all in the Presentation & Delivery 5. Put your vision over your feelings 6. Avoid petty problems 7. Focus on what you have and not what you do not 8. You never have it all figured out 9. Stepping up in hard times 10. Have fun and make it fun. Each lesson has several important factors and each factor has a how to section designed to give the reader methods to practically implement these lessons into their team.

Octavo, 371pp, [2]. Maroon cloth, title in gilt and silver on spine. Top edge dyed blue. Stated "First Trade Edition" on copyright page. Previous ownership blind stamp on last page of text. In publisher's fine dust jacket, retail price on front flap. Signed by former President Gerald R. Ford and John Updike on the title page. A notable work in the mixed history / fiction genre, by Pulitzer Prize winning author, John Updike.

Oxford, The University Printers, 1708. 16mo. 12.3 x 6.2 cm, it features contemporary / original binding in handsome black morocco with gilt stamped panels on the boards and a gilt-tooled spine with five compartments. It opens to reveal marbled end-papers which are followed by (after the ownership signatures) an attractive engraving (of the wise men with baby Jesus) which has been laid down on the blank lead preceding the title page. This page was added later and not part of the original book. The text is ruled in red throughout. AEG. In good condition with binding completely intact but some aging to the paper. Gold edges are very good. Some occasional scattered foxing, The provenance can be traced through the inked ownership and later gift inscription! The front free end-paper with inked ownership by "Christian, Lady Boston" The writing follows as: Daughter of P. Methuen of Corsham Hall Mother of George Lord Boston The writing on the following page reads: Evelyn Augusta Irby From George, 6th Lord Boston August, 1935 Hand tooled gilt leather binding early 18th century.

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