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Preventable: The Inside Story of How Leadership Failures, Politics, and Selfishness Doomed the U.S. Coronavirus Response Kindle Edition

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“Slavitt draws upon his own insider access in Preventable … It's a unique status that gave him direct access to decision-makers, who appeared to confide in him.” ―The Washington Post

“[
Preventable] is an informative examination of what went so horribly wrong in the federal government’s response.” --New York Times Book Review

“Ever since the pandemic began, and well before that, Andy Slavitt has been an indispensable voice of reason and urgency when it comes to America’s health. This book comes at a crucial moment as he explains, in accessible and engaging terms, how we got here and what must happen next.” ―
Pete Buttigieg, Former Presidential Candidate and Mayor of South Bend, Indiana

“Informative and often enraging account of ‘missed opportunit[ies]’ in the U.S. government’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic … offers critical insights for mitigating the next public health crisis.” ―
Publishers Weekly

“A page-turning thriller detailing the tick-tock of the worst public health disaster in a century.” ―
Sanjay Gupta, Chief Medical Correspondent, CNN

"One of the most well-connected figures in medicine and health policy... He’s become a go-to account for the daily inside scoop on where the U.S. is progressing and where it’s failing. [His Twitter thread] is also a good source of a dose of humanity ― including his viral thread inviting people to share a photo and short caption that best summarizes their life in the pandemic. It will make you laugh and cry." --
Elemental

“He’s not swaggery; he doesn’t come across as particularly commanding. But then leadership isn’t always blustery or elected. Slavitt is a policy wonk turned cage rattler, and in this time of pandemic, he’s emerged on Twitter and TV as one of the more straightforward, consistent sources of information, a health care administrator with a talent for getting senators and CEOs to call him back.”
--The Chicago Tribune

“As CMS administrator, he was able to work across the aisle, though quietly, more than some predecessors. His pragmatic problem-solving (he dislikes the word “technocrat”) approach helped him build good ties with much of the health care industry and many governors, including those in red and purple states.” --
Politico

“During his tenure at CMS, he has repeatedly proven to be an effective problem solver that engages stakeholders to craft consensus-based solutions.” --
American Medical Association

“He’s as knowledgeable about health care as anyone I’ve met. He’s one of the few people that can really integrate all of the aspects.”
--Bill George, former Medtronic CEO

“With decades of experience delivering health care services to millions of Americans, Andy has developed a track record as an effective and innovative leader who gets results. As acting administrator at CMS, Andy has played a crucial role in leading efforts to combat health care fraud, reform health care delivery, and improve health outcomes.”
--Amy Klobuchar

“Andy pairs a deep understanding of U.S. health care with a unique ability to execute honed over years as a private-sector leader. And as the bipartisan make up of United States of Care demonstrates, Andy’s expertise is recognized by Republicans and Democrats.’’
--Denis McDonough, Former White House Chief of Staff

About the Author

ANDY SLAVITT was President Biden’s White House Senior Advisor for the Covid response at the beginning of his term where he oversaw direct communication with the public on the pandemic. He has led many of the nation’s most important health care initiatives, serving as President Obama’s head of Medicare and Medicaid and overseeing the turnaround, implementation and defense of the Affordable Care Act. Slavitt is the “outsider’s insider”, serving in leading private and non-profit roles in addition to his government services. he is founder and Board Chair Emeritus of United States of Care, a national non-profit health advocacy organization as well as a founding partner of Town Hall Ventures, a healthcare firm that invests in underrepresented communities. He co-chaired a national initiative on the future of health care at the Bipartisan Policy Center. He chronicles what goes on inside the government and across the nation at town halls, in USA Today, and on Twitter. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard Business School, he and his wife have two grown sons.

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08HT332W9
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ St. Martin's Press (June 15, 2021)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 15, 2021
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4636 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 326 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1250770165
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 474 ratings

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It reads like fiction, and I wish it were
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It reads like fiction, and I wish it were
If you you are reading this, you and I lived through one of the worst pandemics in American history, and like me, you watched it unfold from the cheap seats. Andy Slavitt was courtside and privy to data and conversations opaque to the rest of us. This book is a memoir of one man's experiences during the pandemic and the lessons that can be learned and applied to the next one. Written in a conversational tone, I can almost picture Andy sitting across the table from me with a steaming mug of coffee telling me his stories from the pandemic. Because of his work in the Obama administration many will label this as a partisan attack on Trump. It is not. True Trump deserves some of the blame but there is blame enough to go around. Read this book with an open mind, the eye of a skeptic, the viewpoint of a fly on the wall and let's all learn how we can better prepare for the next pandemic, because it is coming.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2021
If you you are reading this, you and I lived through one of the worst pandemics in American history, and like me, you watched it unfold from the cheap seats. Andy Slavitt was courtside and privy to data and conversations opaque to the rest of us. This book is a memoir of one man's experiences during the pandemic and the lessons that can be learned and applied to the next one. Written in a conversational tone, I can almost picture Andy sitting across the table from me with a steaming mug of coffee telling me his stories from the pandemic. Because of his work in the Obama administration many will label this as a partisan attack on Trump. It is not. True Trump deserves some of the blame but there is blame enough to go around. Read this book with an open mind, the eye of a skeptic, the viewpoint of a fly on the wall and let's all learn how we can better prepare for the next pandemic, because it is coming.
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