Priceless: Curing the Healthcare Crisis (Independent Studies in Political Economy)
"John Goodman has long been the clearest and most insightful healthcare thinker we have . . . it's time we acted on his common sense, fact-based wisdom inPriceless." —Mitch Daniels,Governor of Indiana"There's no question that today's healthcare system is littered with distorted incentives and what John Goodman calls dysfunctionality.Pricelessis a call to arms to do something about it."  —Peter R. Orszag,former Director, Congressional Budget Office"John Goodman, widely known as the father of health savings accounts, is as provocative and controversial as ever in his book,Priceless. . . interesting for all who have been frustrated in their search for a workable solution to our healthcare woes."  —Gail R. Wilensky,former Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services"I have been following John Goodman's health policy ideas for as long as I’ve been on Capitol Hill. John's latest effort,Priceless: Curing the Health Care Crisis, makes it abundantly clear why he is a source of wisdom, insight, and innovative thinking."  —Paul Ryan, Chairman, U.S. House Budget Committee"If liberal commentators wish to sharpen their claws, there is no better stone on which to do it than John Goodman's bookPriceless.” —Uwe E. Reinhardt,James Madison Professor of Political Economy, Princeton University"Pricelessprovides fresh and original insights to help steer us into a system that harnesses individual choice, aligns price and quality, and more effectively utilizes financing to achieve these ends."  —June E. O'Neill,former Director, Congressional Budget Office; Wollman Distinguished Professor of Economics and Director of the Center for the Study of Business and Government, Baruch College"Pricelessis an important contribution to a market-friendly approach to reforming healthcare."  —Martin S. Feldstein,President Emeritus, National Bureau of Economic Research; George F. Baker Professor of Economics, Harvard University"John Goodman's terrific bookPriceless. . . offers a breath of fresh air in a tired healthcare debate that demonstrates once again that markets enjoy their greatest advantage in complex settings that call for imaginative solutions that no government-driven system can deliver."  —Richard A. Epstein,Laurence A. Tisch Professor of Law, New York University