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

by Ron Howrigon

The healthcare 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 U.S. 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 HOW HEALTHCARE COULD KILL THE U.S. ECONOMY, a new book by Ron Howrigon, President and CEO of Fulcrum Strategies. Healthcare is the largest single segment of our economy and it is quickly spiraling out of control, the author comments. This book can give readers an understanding of the healthcare 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 healthcare system and the view is an unsettling one. Healthcare has grown from five percent of the U.S. 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 healthcare bubble burst? How bad will it be and how exactly will it happen?

116 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 1, 2017