The Health Reform bill has passed and now awaits the Supreme Court.  Many feel that the bill will be insufficient in addressing continuously rising costs, chronic system inefficiencies, the increased incidence of lifestyle induced diseases and many other problems inherent in our nation's healthcare system.  This array of healthcare issues has hurt our economy, our productivity, our profits and our nation’s ability to remain competitively powerful in a global market.

Is the government-led plan a good way forward?  We argue that it is not.  As the world's most successful free-market economy, the US is in a strong position to avoid the socialized medicine disasters of Europe and Canada, and leverage the power of healthcare consumerism to drive positive change.

Our nation’s business leaders can and should act in a responsible and proactive manner to help address some of the challenges of healthcare in this country.  Some of these actions have begun, but there is much more that needs to happen.  The focus of new and innovative initiatives needs to shift from the supply to the demand side. 

Individuals must take on greater personal responsibility for their own health and well-being, and corporations, as employers, are best suited to drive the societal and cultural changes that can help reverse the negative trends and move toward positive transformation.

Why Healthcare Matters tells the story of our dysfunctional healthcare system and a population not properly motivated to change.  It also outlines the strategies and actions for business leaders to employ within their own organizations.  This has already begun within several leading edge companies.  These early success need to be applied across all corporations. 

Only with real transformative change, instituted from the top, can our nation’s businesses hope to remain competitive over the next few decades. 

Despite the current Administration's plan to nationalize healthcare, effective alternatives to create free-market solutions and demand-side strategies abound. 

Why Healthcare Matters from HRD Press is available on Amazon