Here is your roadmap to healthcare in the 21st century. Encyclopaedic in scope yet designed for ease of use, this definitive reference work will help you make intelligent decisions about your healthcare in respect to both quality of care and affordability. With over forty years of experience in healthcare consulting for such major organisations as Blue Cross, the American Pharmaceutical Association, and Georgetown University's Health Policy Center, author Jordan Braverman offers a wealth of knowledge on ten major areas of healthcare: evaluating physicians, finding good dental care, traditional private health insurance, managed care, Medicaid and Medicare, surgery, hospital stays, nursing homes, home and hospice care, and prescription drugs. This all-in-one sourcebook contains the following unique features: Each chapter answers three questions: how do I find, evaluate, and pay for health care services within my budget? The coverage of the healthcare field is unusually comprehensive, with numerous cross-references to allow the reader instant access to important information on any topic. The book includes a one-of-a-kind index of health-related Web sites and health organisations organised by chapter to provide additional information on specific topic. It also includes a glossary of new healthcare terminology allowing readers to understand often confusing medical jargon and acronyms. It presents the latest, cutting-edge information on: Medicare's new prescription drug program Providing coverage to employees under Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs), Preferred Provider Organizations (PPOs), and other health programs. It provides information on new surgical rules you should be aware of before undergoing an operation; purchasing prescription drugs from Canada and other foreign countries using the Internet for healthcare purchases; and, learning to spot scams from fraudulent health organisations. Extremely useful for both individuals and organisations looking to purchase quality healthcare at affordable rates, "Your Money and Your Health" is the ideal healthcare reference book for home or office.
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Jordan Braverman, MPH (Washington, DC), after graduating from Harvard College, received his Masters of Public Health from Yale University Medical School. He has held consulting positions with Blue Cross Association, EBS Management Consultants, the American Pharmaceutical Association, the Pharmaceutical Manufactories Association, Georgetown University’s Health Policy Center, FMAS Corporation, and DynCorp Corporation. In addition, Mr. Braverman was managing editor of Topics in Health Care Financing and is the author of numerous books on healthcare, including The Education of the Osteopathic Physician, Health Maintenance Organizations, Nursing Home Standards, Consumer’s Book of Health, and Crisis in Health Care, among others.
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Wonderful Reference !!,
This review is from: Your Money And Your Health: How to Find Affordable, High Quality Healthcare (Paperback)
As an Amazon customer, my family has used Braverman's YOUR MONEY AND YOUR HEALTH extensively. His advice on judging a doctor's quality, cutting my medical bills, and helping me understand my medical condition and treatment has been excellent. His clear discussion on the new Medicare drug benefit allowed other family members to pick a drug plan they are quite satisfied with. As a reference book on health and money, it meets my family's needs, is very comprehensive and has useful practical advice.
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Not Applicable for Me,
This review is from: Your Money And Your Health: How to Find Affordable, High Quality Healthcare (Paperback)
My family has an individual high deductible health care plan set up with a health savings account. As such, our biggest issue is the discriminatory practices of the health care insurer(s) treating individual plan members so differently than group health members.
Altho advertised differently, Braverman offers no useful advice for someone in our situation. The only piece of material advice offered proved to be inaccurate. In a synopsis of the book, it was stated that those searching for individual plans would also find help. That is simply not the case. There is a small reference in the middle of the book suggesting that one become a member of a specific association in Massachusetts to get group-like treatment. This particular association only offers such a benefit to folks in Mass. A number of years ago they offered plans outside of Mass. There were no other informative suggestions. It seems to be written for gvnt employees doing their annual hlth care plan choice. Maybe it would be helpful for them.
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Wonderful insights into the medical consumer world that everyone should know these days. Easy to understand and well laid-out so you can find particular topics as needed. My compliments to the author on masterfully tackling and simplifying a very complex series of topics.
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