Sick By Design
How American Healthcare Prioritizes Profit Over HealthBy Nachole Johnson
Length11h 58m
About this audiobook
America's healthcare system isn't broken—it's working exactly as designed.
As a nurse practitioner, I've spent over 25 years on the wrong side of a system built on racism and perfected by greed. A system that profits more when you stay sick than when you get well. A system that ties your health to your employer, bankrupts you for getting cancer, and fights preventative care because there's no money in keeping you healthy.
On December 4, 2024, UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was assassinated on a Manhattan sidewalk. Within hours, the internet exploded—not with mourning, but with memes. Thoughts and prayers—DENIED. The nation's response revealed something the healthcare industry hoped we'd never say out loud: we know exactly what they're doing to us, and we're done pretending it's acceptable.
From its origins in segregated hospitals to the assassination of a healthcare CEO, Sick by Design exposes the predatory machine that masquerades as medicine.
Audiobook details
GenrePolitics and Government, Other
Length11 hrs 58 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMay 18, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Contents
19Chapter 12 Part 1
2Disclaimer
20Chapter 12 Part 2
3Introduction
21Conclusion
4Part I
22Final Thoughts
5Chapter 1
23Sources
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6Chapter 2
24Chapter 1 Sources
7Chapter 3
25Chapter 2 Sources
8Part II
26Chapter 3 Sources
9Chapter 4
27Chapter 4 Sources
10Chapter 5
28Chapter 5 Sources
11Chapter 6
29Chapter 6 Sources
12Chapter 7
30Chapter 7 Sources
13Part III
31Chapter 8 Sources
14Chapter 8
32Chapter 9 Sources
15Chapter 9
33Chapter 10 Sources
16Chapter 10
34Chapter 11 Sources
17Part IV
35Chapter 12 Sources
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