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Your best health care now : get doctor discounts, save with better health insurance, find affordable prescriptions / Frank Lalli.

Lalli, Frank, (author.).

Summary:

"Inspired by his viral New York Times article, prize-winning investigative journalist Frank Lalli details how he mastered the ins and outs of health care--and how you, too, can get the best care for your money. Frank Lalli, the former editor of Money and George magazines, has devoted his career to getting to the bottom of a good story. When he was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma, a rare but potentially deadly blood cancer, he put his reporter's instincts to work and got the wonder drug he needed at an affordable price--thousands of dollars less than he was told he would have to spend. Amazed by the complex and arbitrary nature of the health care system, he decided to share what he has learned as his own Health Care Detective so that others can find their best care and save money, too"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781501132865
  • ISBN: 1501132865
  • Physical Description: viii, 342 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: 1st Touchstone edition
  • Publisher: New York : Touchstone, 2016.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-316) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
How to use this book -- Get the health care you deserve -- America's health care is actually better than ever -- Ten essential health care benefits you are entitled to get -- The smart way to shop for health insurance -- How to keep the doctor and hospital you like -- Watch out for big Medicare surprises -- Confounding billing codes and other bizarre obstacles -- Pink confusion -- Don't let dental insurance bite you -- The pluses and minuses of health savings -- The smart way to book a doctor visit -- Don't cough in the doctor's office unless you really mean it! -- Stop paying twice as much for your drugs -- Seventeen ways to save money on drugs -- The wonder drug racket -- What to do when the doctor suggests a costly procedure -- If you go to the hospital, don't pay the bill -- If you get bad medical news -- Rules for life.
Subject: Medical care, Cost of.
Health education > Research.
Medical economics.

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  • 10 of 10 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Iredell County Public Library.

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