A review by librarytech4
The Hospital: Life, Death, and Dollars in a Small American Town by Brian Alexander

3.0

This book wasn't really what I was expecting, but it was still interesting and I am glad I read it. This book mixes narrative with data, but jumps around so much that I was confused on what the different narratives were trying to prove. I did enjoy reading about the Ohio hospital system since I recognized a lot of the hospital names from living in the area. The book goes into a lot of the issues with hospital billing and insurance as well as the initial actions that caused them which I found interesting. It also discusses low income health care issues and how small towns have tried to solve them.