Flatlining: How Healthcare Could Kill the U.S. Economy

The health care system is an industry that will personally touch all of us at some point in our lives. But as it consumes an ever-larger share of the US economy, it also threatens our financial well-being. Especially as a new administration moves to repeal or replace or the Affordable Care Act, now is the time to gain a deeper understanding of the health industry. That's the subject of FLATLINING: HOW HEALTH CARE COULD KILL THE US ECONOMY, a new book by Ron Howrigon, President and CEO of Fulcrum Strategies. Health care is the largest single segment of our economy and it is quickly spiraling out of control, the author comments. This book can give readers and understanding of the health care industry, why it's in trouble and what needs to happen to fix it. With 30 years of experience as a managed care executive, economist and insurance and managed care negotiator, analyst, and consultant, Ron Howrigon brings a uniquely broad perspective on the health care system and the view is an unsettling one. Health care has grown from five percent of the US economy in 1960, to over 15 percent in 2010. Noting the crippling economic impact on failure in the auto and housing markets much smaller sectors of the economy Ron Howrigon asks, When will the health care bubble burst? How bad will it be and how exactly will it happen? Read more