Marty Makary, MD

Marty Makary, MD, a surgeon at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and associate professor of surgery and health policy at The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, both in Baltimore. He is author of Unaccountable: What Hospitals Won’t Tell You and How Transparency Can Revolutionize Health Care (Bloomsbury). TransparentHealthCare.org

The Truth About Out-Of-Control Health-Care Costs
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The Truth About Out-Of-Control Health-Care Costs

Marty Makary, MD | June 1, 2020

There was a time in America when people trusted their doctors, and the mission of hospitals was to care for…

The Best Thing I Did in 2013 That You Can Do in 2014

The Best Thing I Did in 2013 That You Can Do in 2014

Sandy Weiner | January 2, 2014

Inspiring Ideas from Bottom Line's Experts With 2013 near its end, we asked a diverse group of our experts to…

Surprising Dangers In the Hospital

Surprising Dangers In the Hospital

Marty Makary, MD | October 23, 2013

Knowing these traps can greatly improve your odds of a successful outcome When you’re admitted to a hospital, you probably…

7 Things Your Hospital Won’t Tell You (That Could Hurt You)

7 Things Your Hospital Won’t Tell You (That Could Hurt You)

Marty Makary, MD | April 25, 2013

We trust hospitals with our lives. Sometimes that trust is misplaced. A remarkable 25% of all hospitalized patients will experience…