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Stein brilliantly interrogates the tension between individual health and the health of the population. He offers a critically important approach for creating a new partnership between the health care and public health systems. This is a daring and original work for our divided times. * Bapu Jena, MD, PhD, economist and physician at Harvard University and host of Freakonomics, MD * In Me vs. Us, Michael Stein persuasively makes the case that improving health in America requires not just a 'Me' (medical care and personal responsibility) perspective but importantly also an 'Us' (public health and policy, systems, and environmental change) perspective. His message is significant and timely for policymakers and the public. * Anand Parekh, MD, Chief Medical Advisor, Bipartisan Policy Center * Me vs. Us is the right book for this time in our nation as we grapple with the challenge of transforming our collective ethos and mindset concerning health. Dr. Stein's research is impeccable, yet highly accessible. Every chapter builds an irrefutable case for moving from our current 'me'-centered medical treatment paradigm to an 'us'-centered public health approach to policies that expand opportunities for health and well-being. Dr. Stein has bravely stepped into this teachable post-pandemic moment to offer enduring and urgently needed insights. This book is a must-read for policymakers and the voters that elect them. * Gail Christopher, DN, ND, Chair of the Board, Trust for America's Health and Former Vice President, WK Kellogg Foundation * Michael Stein has written a brilliant and important book. His view of health takes a wider lens that includes poverty, social support, and environment to look at factors that drive the need for health care. At a time when health disparities have become more evident, health costs more burdensome, and health care more technical, this book points us towards a different approach based on community, on 'us.' Me vs. Us should be required reading for anyone trying to understand how a nation that spends so much on health care fails to deliver on health. * Tom Insel, MD, author, Healing: Our Path from Mental Illness to Mental Health and former Director, National Institute of Mental Health *

Stein brilliantly interrogates the tension between individual health and the health of the population. He offers a critically important approach for creating a new partnership between the health care and public health systems. This is a daring and original work for our divided times. * Bapu Jena, MD, PhD, economist and physician at Harvard University and host of Freakonomics, MD * In Me vs. Us, Michael Stein persuasively makes the case that improving health in America requires not just a 'Me' (medical care and personal responsibility) perspective but importantly also an 'Us' (public health and policy, systems, and environmental change) perspective. His message is significant and timely for policymakers and the public. * Anand Parekh, MD, Chief Medical Advisor, Bipartisan Policy Center * Me vs. Us is the right book for this time in our nation as we grapple with the challenge of transforming our collective ethos and mindset concerning health. Dr. Stein's research is impeccable, yet highly accessible. Every chapter builds an irrefutable case for moving from our current 'me'-centered medical treatment paradigm to an 'us'-centered public health approach to policies that expand opportunities for health and well-being. Dr. Stein has bravely stepped into this teachable post-pandemic moment to offer enduring and urgently needed insights. This book is a must-read for policymakers and the voters that elect them. * Gail Christopher, DN, ND, Chair of the Board, Trust for America's Health and Former Vice President, WK Kellogg Foundation * Michael Stein has written a brilliant and important book. His view of health takes a wider lens that includes poverty, social support, and environment to look at factors that drive the need for health care. At a time when health disparities have become more evident, health costs more burdensome, and health care more technical, this book points us towards a different approach based on community, on 'us.' Me vs. Us should be required reading for anyone trying to understand how a nation that spends so much on health care fails to deliver on health. * Tom Insel, MD, author, Healing: Our Path from Mental Illness to Mental Health and former Director, National Institute of Mental Health *

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Michael D. Stein, MD, a primary care physician and researcher, has been writing about medicine and public health for decades. He is Professor and Chair of Health Law, Policy, and Management at Boston University School of Public Health. Stein graduated from Harvard College and received his medical degree from Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons. Stein has published more than 400 scientific journal articles related to behavioral medicine and risk-taking, and is the best-selling author of ten books, including The Addict: One Patient, One Doctor, One Year, Pained: Uncomfortable Conversations about The Public's Health, and Broke: Patients Talk about Money with Their Doctor.

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