Description: Emphasizing self-education and self-advocacy by patients and the critical need for an open, ongoing dialogue between patients and their doctors, one of America's most respected physicians offers straightforward, down-to-earth advice on how to get the most out of your health care and his view of what's in store for the future. Dr. Curtis Prout includes clear explanations of the relationships between doctors and insurance companies and how they affect your care; what you should look for in a doctor; the ways in which health care delivery is changing (for worse and for better); how you and your family should handle emergency situations and health issues not fully covered by insurance such as cancer, AIDS, and aging; and how alternative medicine can work in tandem with traditional medicine.

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