Explores reasonable alternatives to the US's current dependency on inefficient government programs. John Goodman guides readers through the governmental maze of healthcare, social security and other governmental insurance programs, and offers important solutions that are relevant for today.

"In New way to care: social protections that put families first, [John C.] Goodman offers a bold strategy for giving Americans more control over their destiny, while still promoting, at far less expense, the important social goals that gave rise to government safety-net programs in the first place... Goodman invites us to envision smartly crafted social protections that better serve the nation's families, and eliminate the risk that America's safety-net expenditures will drive the U.S. economy over a fiscal cliff. The debate in America over social insurance will never be the same"--Adapted from publisher.