• Catastrophic Care: How American Health Care Killed My Father--and How We Can Fix It

    A visionary investigation that will change the way we think about health care: how and why it is failing, why expanding coverage will actually make things worse, and how our health care can be transformed into a transparent, affordable, successful system.In 2007, David Goldhill’s father died from infections acquired in a hospital, one of more than two hundred thousand avoidable deaths per year caused by medical error. The bill was enormous—and Medicare paid it. These circumstances left Goldhill angry and determined to understand how world-class technology and personnel could coexist with s... [Read More]

    • ASIN: B00957T4QK
    • ASIN: B00957T4QK
    • Manufacturer: Vintage

  • Unconventional Medicine: Join the Revolution to Reinvent Healthcare, Reverse Chronic Disease, and Create a Practice You Love

    The world is facing the greatest healthcare crisis it has ever seen. Chronic disease is shortening our lifespan, destroying our quality of life, bankrupting governments, and threatening the health of future generations. Sadly, conventional medicine, with its focus on managing symptoms, has failed to address this challenge. The result is burned-out physicians, a sicker population, and a broken healthcare system.In Unconventional Medicine, Chris Kresser presents a plan to reverse this dangerous trend. He shows how the combination of a genetically aligned diet and lifestyle, functional medicine, ... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1619617471
    • ASIN: 1619617471
    • ISBN: 1619617471
    • Manufacturer: Lioncrest Publishing

  • The Art of American Health Care

    This witty, compelling and entertaining book is a must-read for every American patient and doctor. It dissects and exposes many of the serious flaws in the current health care system and presents numerous, unexpected, brilliant and innovative solutions. It reveals the frightening magnitude of the problems and illustrates the urgency of the situation. It teaches what doctors and patients can do right now to disrupt the system and bring about change. It calls for a heath care revolution whereby doctors and patients take back control of the health care system to protect the sanctity of the doctor... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1537441183
    • ASIN: 1537441183
    • ISBN: 1537441183
    • Manufacturer: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

  • The Medicaid Planning Handbook: A Guide to Protecting Your Family's Assets From Catastrophic Nursing Home Costs

    A guide for seniors, disabled individuals, and their families explains how to preserve personal assets while ensuring long-term care, covering such topics as interfamily transfers and trusts. Original. Tour.

    • ASIN: 0316103748
    • ASIN: 0316103748
    • ISBN: 0316103748
    • Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company

  • Catastrophic Politics: The Rise and Fall of the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988

    Upon its enactment in July 1988, the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act (MCCA) was hailed as the first major expansion of government health care since the creation of Medicare in 1965. Supported by President Reagan, majorities in both houses of Congress, and the nation's largest senior-citizen interest group, the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), the legislation effectively plugged many of the holes in the existing Medicare system by providing protection against some but not all catastrophic health care expenses. Additionally, the consensus behind the MCCA appeared to establish a... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0271014660
    • UPC: 884820427861
    • ASIN: 0271014660
    • ISBN: 0271014660
    • Manufacturer: Penn State University Press

  • Insuring the nation's health: Market competition, catastrophic, and comprehensive approaches


    • ASIN: 0877662983
    • ASIN: 0877662983
    • ISBN: 0877662983
    • Manufacturer: Urban Institute Press

  • The Empowered Patient : How to Get the Right Diagnosis, Buy the Cheapest Drugs, Beat Your Insurance Company, and Get the Best Medical Care Every Time

    In this timely work, CNN correspondent Cohen explains to readers how to take their health in their own hands and get the right medical diagnosis, buy the cheapest drugs, beat their insurance company, and get

    • UPC: 13315371

  • Planetary Defense : Catastrophic Health Insurance for Planet Earth

    Planetary Defense

    • UPC: 768920231

  • A Consumer's Guide to Dental Insurance : How to Select the Best Plan for You and Your Family

    A Consumer's Guide to Dental Insurance: How to Select the Best Plan for You and Your

    • UPC: 849510718

  • IHPI Seminar: "Helping Patients in High-Deductible Health Plans Get the Care They Need...

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