Opioid Crisis Wake-up Call summary
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The follow-on edition to the CEO's Guide to Restoring the American Dream. Picks up where CEO's Guide left off (on Opioid Crisis). Book designed for civic leaders (mayors, school board members, union leaders, faith & social service leaders, police/fire chiefs & civic-minded business people). For more, check out www.healthrosetta.org/wakeup-call.
![A Citizen Leader’s Guide to
Restoring the American Dream:
Rebuilding Hope, Health, &
Well-being in Our Communities
Sadly, the opioid crisis isn’t an anomaly. Rather, it’s
the logical and tragic byproduct of a catastrophically
dysfunctional health care system. Most explanations
are greatly over-simplified, leading to “solutions” that
are, at best, ineffective and, at worst, inflict immense
damage on everyday Americans. The book is an
industry insider’s look at how the opioid crisis is a
microcosm of our even larger health care dysfunction.
1. Your employee benefits are fueling and funding the crisis.
Overwhelmingly, those suffering from opioid overuse disor-
ders are working age or their dependents.
2. Every addict needs an enabler — employers are the key en-
abler of 11 of the 12 major drivers of the opioid crisis
The opioid crisis is the largest public health crisis in 100 years, a
self-inflicted wound driven by a dysfunctional health care system.
Fortunately, upstream antidotes have been created
and proven. It’s time to stop the crisis in its tracks.
Reviews of Dave’s last book, CEO’s Guide to Restoring the American Dream
On the heels of the best-selling CEO’s Guide to Restoring the American Dream, Dave Chase’s next book tackles
the underlying drivers and fixes for the greatest American public health crisis in 100 years in The Opioid
Crisis Wake-up Call: Health Care is Stealing the American Dream. Here’s How We Take it Back.
What truly distinguishes Dave’s effort is not the failures he identifies, but the thought-provoking and tested solutions
he presents, coupled with his willingness to challenge payers, providers and consumers alike to demand a more-
rewarding health care system.
Tommy Thompson – Former Wisconsin Governor & U.S. Secretary of Health & Human Services
The book is packed with wisdom you can’t find elsewhere but also a nice, light style that makes it addictive. There is so
much in this book that is hidden behind the many layers of obfuscation in our healthcare system. [It] has the practical
prescription for moving [new care models that reduce costs and improve outcomes] forward. I’m making it required
reading at Dell Med and recommending it for our many partners.
S. Claiborne “Clay” Johnston – Dean, Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin.
3. Unlike past public health crises where primarily a government-led effort solved these crises, employers
must be part of the solution or the crisis will continue to worsen.
4. Citizen leaders and their organizations are leading the way by applying proven fixes.
THE SILVER LINING IS SOLVING IT GOES A LONG WAYS TOWARDS SOLVING THE EVEN
LARGER HEALTH CARE DYSFUNCTION BANKRUPTING FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES.](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/opioidcrisiswake-upcall1pagesummary-180604034316/85/opioid-crisis-wakeup-call-summary-1-320.jpg)
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- 1. A Citizen Leader’s Guide to Restoring the American Dream: Rebuilding Hope, Health, & Well-being in Our Communities Sadly, the opioid crisis isn’t an anomaly. Rather, it’s the logical and tragic byproduct of a catastrophically dysfunctional health care system. Most explanations are greatly over-simplified, leading to “solutions” that are, at best, ineffective and, at worst, inflict immense damage on everyday Americans. The book is an industry insider’s look at how the opioid crisis is a microcosm of our even larger health care dysfunction. 1. Your employee benefits are fueling and funding the crisis. Overwhelmingly, those suffering from opioid overuse disor- ders are working age or their dependents. 2. Every addict needs an enabler — employers are the key en- abler of 11 of the 12 major drivers of the opioid crisis The opioid crisis is the largest public health crisis in 100 years, a self-inflicted wound driven by a dysfunctional health care system. Fortunately, upstream antidotes have been created and proven. It’s time to stop the crisis in its tracks. Reviews of Dave’s last book, CEO’s Guide to Restoring the American Dream On the heels of the best-selling CEO’s Guide to Restoring the American Dream, Dave Chase’s next book tackles the underlying drivers and fixes for the greatest American public health crisis in 100 years in The Opioid Crisis Wake-up Call: Health Care is Stealing the American Dream. Here’s How We Take it Back. What truly distinguishes Dave’s effort is not the failures he identifies, but the thought-provoking and tested solutions he presents, coupled with his willingness to challenge payers, providers and consumers alike to demand a more- rewarding health care system. Tommy Thompson – Former Wisconsin Governor & U.S. Secretary of Health & Human Services The book is packed with wisdom you can’t find elsewhere but also a nice, light style that makes it addictive. There is so much in this book that is hidden behind the many layers of obfuscation in our healthcare system. [It] has the practical prescription for moving [new care models that reduce costs and improve outcomes] forward. I’m making it required reading at Dell Med and recommending it for our many partners. S. Claiborne “Clay” Johnston – Dean, Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin. 3. Unlike past public health crises where primarily a government-led effort solved these crises, employers must be part of the solution or the crisis will continue to worsen. 4. Citizen leaders and their organizations are leading the way by applying proven fixes. THE SILVER LINING IS SOLVING IT GOES A LONG WAYS TOWARDS SOLVING THE EVEN LARGER HEALTH CARE DYSFUNCTION BANKRUPTING FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES.