An in depth analysis of current practices in Managed Care Medicine geared towards educating and raising consumer awareness of the manipulative tactics used by HMOs to undermine traditional doctor-patient relationships and pit doctors against each other for their financial benefit. Using actual patient encounters, with identities protected, "Inside the HMO" explores the doctor-patient and insurance company accountability issues along with reimbursement and "Patient Bill of Rights" issues easily understood by the average reader. It offers insights to those patients neglected or denied treatments by their HMOs and reinforces the deep commitment by doctors to their patients. Additionally, the author challenges other doctors and Americans in general to get involved, while she personally, offers some suggestions towards constructing meaningful comprehensive health care reform.
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