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Managed health care is one of the most confusing areas any consumer can deal with. Rules and regulations are constantly changing, providers are always merging and changing their offerings, and paperwork abounds. In easy-to-understand language, this book explains how to understand options, how to get treatment for chronic and long-term illnesses, how to get the most care for the least cost, and more.
--Review by Amazon.com

The health care system in this country is broke; and more than ever, the evidence supports the contention that managed health care providers care more about healthy profits than healthy people. FIGHT BACK AND WIN is a practical how-to for all those Americans who worry that their heath care coverage won't be there when they need it. Chapters include: *How to Get Your HMO to Pay Up * Bothersome HMO Traps to Watch Out For * Practical Tips to Follow so that You Don't End Up in an HMO Dispute * Legal Tips to Follow if Your Claim Is Denied * How Ordinary People Fought HMOs. . .and Won * Answers to the 9 Most Commonly Asked Coverage Questions * The Awful ERISA Scandal * Sample Letter to Your Member of Congress * Insurance Traps that Can Effectively Cancel Your Coverage * What Your Insurance Company Won't Tell You *What to Do if an Insurance Company Tries to Rescind Your Policy and more.
--Description from Amazon.com