The Primal Prescription
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The Primal Prescription is a book co-authored by economist Robert P. Murphy that critiques the U.S. healthcare system and explores how government intervention distorts medical markets.
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| The Primal Prescription canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
book
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economist ⓘ physician ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
general readers
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patients ⓘ policy-minded readers ⓘ |
| author |
Doug McGuff
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Robert P. Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| critiques |
Medicaid
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Medicare NERFINISHED ⓘ Obamacare NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. healthcare regulation ⓘ government intervention in medicine ⓘ third-party payment system in healthcare ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Austrian economics
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emergency medicine ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
distortions in medical pricing
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incentive problems in healthcare ⓘ regulatory barriers to medical innovation ⓘ role of insurance in healthcare costs ⓘ |
| genre |
economics book
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healthcare policy book ⓘ non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasCoAuthor |
Doug McGuff
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Robert P. Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedEffect |
educate readers about economic forces in healthcare
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encourage individual strategies to navigate the healthcare system ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
U.S. healthcare system
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government intervention in healthcare ⓘ healthcare economics ⓘ healthcare reform ⓘ medical markets ⓘ |
| perspective |
Austrian economics
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free-market ⓘ |
| proposes |
market-based healthcare reforms
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patient-centered healthcare solutions ⓘ |
| publicationType | popular economics book ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
free-market healthcare advocacy
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healthcare policy debate in the United States ⓘ |
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