How to Make a Killing: Death, Dollars and the Business of Blood

The book "How to Make a Killing" tells a terrifying story of profit before patients in the medical industry, highlighting the consequences of privatized healthcare. It explores how the optimism of the 1950s and 1960s gave way to debates about rationing and profiting from life-saving care, leading to the proliferation of Big Dialysis at the expense of patients. The book is a triumph of investigative research, featuring an unforgettable cast of characters.

Format: Hardback
Length: 288 pages
Publication date: 01 August 2023
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd

Six decades ago, a remarkable achievement was made by researchers: they developed a treatment that transformed kidney failure from a fatal condition into a manageable one. However, in the hands of a predatory medical industry, this triumph resulted in soaring costs and deteriorating care. How to Make a Killing is a captivating account of privatized healthcare gone awry, detailing how the optimism of the 1950s and 1960s, when transplants and dialysis machines offered hope, gave way to anguished debates about the ethics of rationing and profiting from life-saving care. The book also explores how Big Dialysis, a company, propagated at the expense of its patients. This investigative work features an unforgettable cast of characters, including CEOs who dress as musketeers to encourage more aggressive profit-seeking, nephrologist insiders who expose the substandard care this causes, and heroic patients who risk their lives to reveal the truth.

Six decades ago, a remarkable achievement was made by researchers: they developed a treatment that transformed kidney failure from a fatal condition into a manageable one. However, in the hands of a predatory medical industry, this triumph resulted in soaring costs and deteriorating care. How to Make a Killing is a captivating account of privatized healthcare gone awry, detailing how the optimism of the 1950s and 1960s, when transplants and dialysis machines offered hope, gave way to anguished debates about the ethics of rationing and profiting from life-saving care. The book also explores how Big Dialysis, a company, propagated at the expense of its patients. This investigative work features an unforgettable cast of characters, including CEOs who dress as musketeers to encourage more aggressive profit-seeking, nephrologist insiders who expose the substandard care this causes, and heroic patients who risk their lives to reveal the truth.

Weight: 490g
Dimension: 174 x 435 x 31 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781800818422
Edition number: Main