--- product_id: 199357122 title: "The Great American Healthcare Scam: How Kickbacks, Collusion and Propaganda Have Exploded Healthcare Costs in the United States" brand: "david belk mdpaul belk phd" price: "R2261" currency: ZAR in_stock: true reviews_count: 5 url: https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/199357122-the-great-american-healthcare-scam-how-kickbacks-collusion-and-propaganda store_origin: ZA region: South Africa --- # The Great American Healthcare Scam: How Kickbacks, Collusion and Propaganda Have Exploded Healthcare Costs in the United States **Brand:** david belk mdpaul belk phd **Price:** R2261 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Great American Healthcare Scam: How Kickbacks, Collusion and Propaganda Have Exploded Healthcare Costs in the United States by david belk mdpaul belk phd - **How much does it cost?** R2261 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.za](https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/199357122-the-great-american-healthcare-scam-how-kickbacks-collusion-and-propaganda) ## Best For - david belk mdpaul belk phd enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted david belk mdpaul belk phd brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![The Great American Healthcare Scam: How Kickbacks, Collusion and Propaganda Have Exploded Healthcare Costs in the United States - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41cC+jKhHpL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ WHY is this book nearly impossible to find? What dirty little secrets are they hiding from us? *by T***6 on January 16, 2025* This is a very enlightening book to say the least from a doctor who had to work and survive in "the system". His research, findings and personal insight and experience within the medical insurance and billing area is stunning, and probably one of the reasons medical costs continue to skyrocket! Once this information was made public a few years ago, it appears that something happened to this good doctor (I'm speculating he got heat from Big Powerful Business's) because nearly all of his youtube videos and publications including this book, audio book and his website have pretty much disappeared from the web and other locations. One has to ask WHY this happened? Did he uncover and make public the dark side of the medical billing and insurance industry? If you can find this book, read it and make your own decisions. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Grabs you by the "Out of Pocket" *by M***E on March 24, 2020* Great American Healthcare Scam grabs you by the "out of pocket" and makes medical billing fascinating. Chapters like "The Price is a Secret," "Bleed Them to Keep Them Scared," "The High-Deductible Trap" will have you on the edge of your seat. I hope it won't spoil the book to give away the ending -"Seniors with Medicare have one of the best deals for their healthcare anyone can get in this country." Understanding that sentence is saving my family thousands of dollars a year.I'm a researcher. When my husband & I turned 64, I began researching Medicare. I read all I could find, I talked with other seniors, I went to seminars about Medicare offered by insurance agents. Everyone agreed: Medicare was "ok" for the basics but you were still at great financial risk (possibly bankruptcy) because of all the costs Medicare didn't cover. Everyone agreed: protect yourself with Medicare Advantage or by adding a Medicare Supplement Plan. But one thought kept bothering me: If the financial exposure is so great in this population of aging people with pre-existing conditions, why are all these third parties so eager to cover our care? And why are these companies soaring on the stock market?As I struggled with this question I discovered David Belk's True Cost of Healthcare site. Dr. Belk, an internist, laid out an insurance and healthcare landscape that has figured out how to promote and exploit the utterly crazy way medical billing works (or doesn't work.) Bottom line: this system works for them (insurance, healthcare) and confuses the hell out of us. That confusion is money in the bank for them. Dr. Belk sees how this scam (and there is no other word) plays out on a day to day basis with real patients and real bills. The "real bills" is the key - until we know how to read these bills we will be at the mercy of a medical system that profits from our fear and confusion.This book pulls together the website information amazingly well. The pace and language of the book is very readable and the inclusion of actual bills (and stories of his patients) teaches you what you need to know. How I wish I had read the chapter on high-deductible insurance five years ago! How I wish I had read the chapters about drug prices ten years ago! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Where did this guy go? *by J***L on December 14, 2022* I found Dr Belk via YouTube as I was investigating Medicare and Medicare supplements. His videos was clear and persuasive, and I was happy to buy this book to "fill in the gaps".His perspectives on the perverse incentives of the American healthcare system were eye-opening.Now I go to Youtube and his video list is completely empty, his website is an empty shell, and this book is no longer available. I am assuming that he has been sued into silence. You can still find a few Youtube videos of his presentations hosted by other organizations, though I doubt that will last.If you can find a copy of this book, grab it. It is everything the US insurance industry does not want you to know. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/199357122-the-great-american-healthcare-scam-how-kickbacks-collusion-and-propaganda](https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/199357122-the-great-american-healthcare-scam-how-kickbacks-collusion-and-propaganda) --- *Product available on Desertcart South Africa* *Store origin: ZA* *Last updated: 2026-11-11*