Code Red White & Blue

From award-winning photojournalist and medical device sales representative Shary Connella comes a shattering exposé of the broken state of our healthcare industry, informed by her experiences both as a patient and as a professional navigating the front lines of American healthcare.

Some of the most complex, difficult moments of Shary Connella's life have involved healthcare, and she knows she is not alone. As both a healthcare professional and a patient with firsthand experiences of becoming lost within a dysfunctional system, Shary has witnessed the nearly two-decade devolvement of the healthcare industry as a whole. The industry's free fall has hurt patients, created distrust within the industry, and paralyzed elected officials in Washington who simply cannot-or choose not-to get the solution right.

Punctuated by Shary's own experiences watching her mother fall through the cracks of a system that works to serve only a select few, Code: Red, White, and Blue is one woman's honest journey of contending with our intricate healthcare system. Outlining an accessible approach that utilizes the single payer system, Shary offers a cohesive plan for reform that, simply put, places people before politics. Written for those who are tired of seeing our nation's health used as a political thorn, Code: Red, White, and Blue is full of real ideas that will work for real people. Filled with thought provoking stories and strong solutions based on principles of fairness, equality, and possibility, Shary offers a cohesive plan that will strengthen our future for generations to come.

Shary Connella is an award-winning medical device and pharmaceutical sales representative who currently works for the world s largest wound care company. In connection with her work, she has interfaced with insurance companies, healthcare practitioners, healthcare facilities, and the United States Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), a division of Health and Human Services managed by the United States government. Connella graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in journalism and is an award-winning freelance photojournalist whose work has been exhibited in galleries and museums in San Francisco, New York, and Miami. She has been published in multiple publications, including the New York Times, USA Today, and New York Magazine. She has previously worked as a freelance photographer for The New York Times company and Wainscot Media. A member of the National Press Photographers Association, Connella has gained national recognition for several individual photographs, including The Woman Under the Shower and Tommy's Tugboat. Connella's photograph titled Mother and Daughter received the Kodak Eastman Impact of Photography award.