The Library

The following list contains books that have been sighted as relevant to the task.  If you would like to have a book reviewed for this list please email an electronic copy to bob@shupecenter.com or mail a hard copy to Shupe Center for Healthcare Reform, P O Box 2344, Brentwood, TN 37027-2344. Note that the material will not be returned and that you are responsible for all shipping costs.

Disclaimer: The Shupe Center for Healthcare Cost Reform is not obligated to post your submission nor are they, in whole or in part, responsible for any content contained in listed material nor does this listing endorse such material.

  • Ultimate Point of Vulnerability - Bob G. Shupe - A novel in which National Health Care is finally a reality, but in less than a year the provider industry starts to crash.  The President is faced with this new challenge while trying to balance two other devastating events, all threatening to bring America to her knees.  During the course of the book, the President challenges his newly appointed economic advisor, with the assistance of a nationally known economics professor, to find a solution that will restore America’s healthcare delivery and healthcare industry to its prominence and save the economy.
  • Dependent On D.C. - Charlotte A. Twight - The rise of federal control over the lives of ordinary Americans. "An important book...If we are to restore our liberties and get government under control again, it behooves all Americans to understand what Charlotte Twight has to say.", Sheldon Richman, St. Louis Sentinel.
  • The Bitter Pill, where did my benefits go? - Bob G. Shupe - One of the advantages of being a past president of the National Association of Health Underwriters is that I get asked at times to review articles or books written by a member looking for feedback. Such was the case a short time ago when Bob Shupe sent me a copy of his book “The Bitter Pill”. I thought I knew quite a bit about our healthcare system, but what I discovered is that I didn’t know nearly as much as I thought!  This book is an excellent tool in not only explaining the system, but delving much deeper into the causes for some of the problems (in fact, determining whether a problem is real or imagined).  I found it rather unique and refreshing in that it did not attempt to place blame on one or two specific groups associated with the system, but instead took a more global view of things and tried to look at the issue from many different angles. Robert C. Tretter, CLU, ChRC, RHU 
  • Your Health Matters, what you need to know about US Healthcare - Gregory Dattilo and David Racer - Your Health Matters tells you what you need to know about the U.S. health care system, and sorts through the secrets, myths and misconceptions. To make wise decisions about your health care future, you must have accurate information.
  • Why Health Care Costs So Much, the Solution:Consumers, Book One - Greg Dattilo and Dave Racer - Consumers are the key to reforming health care. Not doctors and hospitals. Not the government. Not insurance companies. If you believe that free people and the market place can reform health care better than government, get this book into the hands of everyone you know.
  • My Healthcare is Killing Me, a survival guide for the American healthcare consumer - Christopher Parks-Katrina Welty-Robert Hendrick - My Healthcare is Killing Me, does a great service in demystifying some of the complexities of the American healthcare system. It encourages individuals to be engaged in healthcare reform by asking them to become a part of the solution, reminding us that truly changing healthcare will be a responsibility shared by all.-Clayton McWhorter, Chairman of Clayton Associates.
  • The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest - Dan Buettner, The "Blue Zone" is how areas with a high percentage of centenarians is designated. In this book, the author combines lessons from various zones around the world. In this way, not only are the different cultures described, but the commonalities are easily derived from the chapters.