"The art of practicing actual medicine is not, in reality, tied to some ethereal code of ethics and morality. It is not glamorous. I do not show up in scrubs to a television show and talk to you about which supplements you should or should not be taking. I don"t jet off to some developing nation to discuss water sanitation. And no, I don"t live in a big house and play golf on Wednesdays. As a matter of fact, my day is mostly focused on survival, both yours and mine." The Demise of Medicine takes a hard-hitting look at the current and future state of health care in America. Family physician and Gulf War veteran Andrew Morton takes readers inside his life as an infantry medic in Desert Storm, a medical student, and finally, a physician, to show the problems with the health care system. From the basic organization of modern health care delivery to the financial structure, liability, and the office visit, the American health care system is a dysfunctional mess. Americans are losing their privacy, autonomy, and choice. Providers may or may not be sufficiently trained to treat the patient they"re attending, and everyone is paying the price as the level of health care deteriorates. Forget what you know about what"s wrong with the health care system. It"s much worse. The Demise of Medicine is upon us