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Ezekiel J. Emanuel in Conversation With Jonathan Cohn
August 24, 2020 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
FreePreeminent doctor and bioethicist Ezekiel J. Emanuel is repeatedly asked one question: Which country has the best healthcare? He set off to find an answer. The US spends more than any other nation, nearly $4 trillion, on healthcare. Yet, for all that expense, the US is not ranked #1 — not even close. In Which Country Has the World’s Best Healthcare? (PublicAffairs), Emanuel profiles 11 of the world’s healthcare systems in pursuit of the best — or at least where excellence can be found. Using a unique comparative structure, the book allows healthcare professionals, patients, and policymakers alike to know which systems perform well, and why, and which face endemic problems. From Taiwan to Germany, Australia to Switzerland, the most inventive healthcare providers tackle a global set of challenges — in pursuit of the best healthcare in the world. Emanuel will be joined in conversation by Jonathan Cohn, Senior National Correspondent at HuffPost and author of Sick: The Untold Story of America’s Health Care Crisis — and the People Who Pay the Price.