Free Health Care, Free Medical Information and Free Prescriptiondrugs [Paperback]

Matthew Lesko (Author), Andrew Naprawa (Author), Mary Ann Martello (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 603 pages
• Publisher: Information USA; First Edition edition (December 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1878346342
• ISBN-13: 978-1878346346
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,008,251 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars read several post l999, October 3, 2000

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Free Health Care, Free Medical Information and Free Prescriptiondrugs (Paperback)

I feel the same as your previous review. Info is out dated. Found many refer's. to be non-existant. If material is not annually updated the reader has little access to current phone numbers and orginazation info. I returned my books. (Not bought here.) Totally disappointed. Unless volumes are changed yearly....they have no business being sold for even near original cost. Would take weeks to sift through the info to find even a few sources that may or not may apply. Mr. Lesko is a good salesman. Too bad.Personally, I can find more on the computer or phone book with about as much effort.

34 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Best bet: Sign up for health insurance..., March 23, 2000

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Dr Eric H (North Carolina) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Free Health Care, Free Medical Information and Free Prescriptiondrugs (Paperback)

Mr. Lesko has dooped the Medical community and his readers yet again..many sources are obsolete at its publication, many sources are just that: basic information listings such as the address and phone number for free and low-cost informational readings on common diseases for patients and their families...ie. The American Medical Association, the American Cancer Society...yet what I find most bewildering Mr. Lesko is how little you think of your reader's intelligence and practical sense of the world around...We have all dealt with Medical Insurance companies at one time and we have all had the common cold..Please don't offer medical advice or leads if you aren't an M.D. or health-care specialist..Maybe writing advertisements for a used car lot would suit you better...

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't buy--borrow it from the library, August 30, 2004

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JB "Devoted Amazonian since 1996" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Free Health Care, Free Medical Information and Free Prescriptiondrugs (Paperback)

As a purchase, you would be sadly disappointed in this book. We've all seen Matthew Lesko running around like a fool, hawking his books. While I don't ever recall seeing a commercial for this one, I completely understand why.

A previous reviewer made the very sound point that this book is a decent starter for resources if you have ABSOLUTELY NO experience whatsoever in dealing with doctors and the world of medical treatment. However, you could easily get all of this information from your local librarian and an hour in the reference section. A call to your county health office would net you the same thing.

I give this book one star because it is the most low-level research I have ever witnessed in a sourcebook. The tips for getting information out of people are so terribly basic it's not even funny. "A positive attitude will encourage your source to...see what information he might have..." WOW! Can someone award this man a medal for Most Obvious Sentiment of the Year?

The book sets the reader to feel as though he will truly find some unexplored pathways to solving a problem, and that just does not happen. I found nothing in the entire book that gave me an "AHA Moment," meaning that none of his suggestions were new to me, and I venture they wouldn't be new to anyone else. While this isn't the author's fault, the material in this book is extremely date-sensitive, which is why the reader is better served using a city telephone directory or the internet.

Another problem: his case studies read more like urban legends--when he tells the success stories of using these methods and contacts, he mentions the subjects as "a woman" and "a man." For reasons of privacy, I can understand not using their full names, but the generic approach makes me circumspect about the value of the stories at all.

Bottom line--any money you thought you could save in buying this book will be a waste. Go see your tax dollars in action and borrow it from your local library.