Getting What You Need from a Hostile Health Care System

The patient with heart disease can no longer just assume that the health care system will place their interests first. To assure you're getting the care you need, first you've got to understand how the system works, how doctors think, and what you can do to make the system work for your own benefit.

Articles & Resources Sort By : Guide Picks \| Alphabetical \| Recent Up a category Why the health care system behaves the way it does The importance of the doctor-patient relationship, why we can't have it any more, and why patients must take matters into their own hands. Managing Your Doctor Choosing the right doctor, and getting him/her to take up your cause. Managing Your Health Plan Getting what you need from your health plan, when your health plan doesn't want to give it to you. Managing Your Own Health Taking responsibility for the success of your encounters with your doctor and your health plan.

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