Health Care Choices for Today's Consumer: Guide to Quality and Cost
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"Admirable . . . clearly written, well organized . . . easy and helpful." —Washington Post "This is the surefire guide to making critical decisions about your family's health." —Dr. J. Larry Brown, Professor of Nutrition and Health Policy School of Nutrition, Tufts University "The array of choices and decisions facing consumers in health care today is incredibly complicated. Families USA has taken on the challenge of making this complex world accessible to the most important person in the process: the consumer. They've succeeded brilliantly!" —Dick Davidson, President, American Hospital Association. Now completely revised and expanded, this indispensable reference provides in-depth, up-to-the-minute coverage of major health care issues to help you make crucial choices for you and your family. Packed with vital facts and figures, illuminating advice, and invaluable tips, Health Care Choices for Today's Consumer includes: * New chapters on men's health as well as prescription and over-the-counter drugs * The latest on health care finance, managed care, alternative medicine, and wellness programs * Updated financial, legal, and insurance information * Important details on such topics as consumer rights, primary care, mental health, medications, hospitals, and physicians.
Foreword: A Message from Families USAAcknowledgments1A User's Guide to Health Care Choices for Today's Consumer32Healthy Living93Consumer Rights234Health Insurance: Managing Managed Care415Primary Care696Hospitals917Medications1158Parents as Health Care Consumers1379Women as Health Care Consumers15910Men as Health Care Consumers18711Elders as Health Care Consumers20512On the Job: Health and the Workplace23913Physician Specialists25314Mental Health27115Long Term Care29116Home Care31517Caring for Your Teeth33118Buying Eyeglasses and Contact Lenses34919Alternative Health Care36520Death with Dignity38121Unreformed Health Care39922Helping Yourself: A Guide to Self-Help Groups, Going Online, and General Resources for Health Care Consumers407App. AThe Short List: Selected National Resources419App. BToll-Free Health Help433App. CEmergency Health Care Phone Numbers439Glossary441Index448
