内容简介
Intoday’sworld,therearemanyhot-buttontopicsthatgenerateequalpartsdebateandconfusion.Atthetopofthatlistishealthcare.FormostAmericans,findingout“thetruth”aboutcurrentproblemsorpossiblefixesisvirtuallyimpossibleamidstalltheemotionallychargedrhetoric.Dr.TimJohnsonhasbeenreportingonhealthmattersforABCsincethemid-seventies,butinrecentyearshehasspentanincreasingamountoftimestudyingoursystemofhealthcare—orlackthereof.ManyAmericansfallbetweenthecracksanddonotreceiveanycare—orreceivecarethatiseitherinferiorortoocostlyorboth.Overtheyears,hehaslearnedsomeimportantlessons,andinTheTruthAboutGettingSickinAmerica,hesharesthoselessonsandlookstothefutureofAmericanhealthcare.
作者简介
LawrenceBlockisoneofthemostwidelyrecognizednamesinthemysterygenre.HehasbeennamedaGrandMasteroftheMysteryWritersofAmericaandisafour-timewinneroftheprestigiousEdgarandShamusAwards,aswellasarecipientofprizesinFrance,Germany,andJapan.HereceivedtheDiamondDaggerfromtheBritishCrimeWriters'Association—onlythethirdAmericantobegiventhisaward.Heisaprolificauthor,havingwrittenmorethanfiftybooksandnumerousshortstories,andisadevotedNewYorkerandanenthusiasticglobaltraveler.