An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back
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An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back
The rate of spine surgery in the United States is about double that in Canada and Europe and five times that in Great Britain, calculates Richard Deyo of Oregon Health & Science University.
Elisabeth Rosenthal • An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back
The value of so-called watchful waiting is taught in medical school, but it is terrifically underused in American medicine because it isn’t at all profitable.
Elisabeth Rosenthal • An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back
- Who else will be involved in my treatment? Will I be getting a separate bill from another provider? Can you recommend someone in my insurance network?
Elisabeth Rosenthal • An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back
- Where will this test/surgery/exam be performed—at the hospital, at a surgery center, or in the office—and how does the place impact the price?
Elisabeth Rosenthal • An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back
- Are there cheaper alternatives that are equally good, or nearly so?
Elisabeth Rosenthal • An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back
- Which blood test are you ordering? What X-ray? Why?
Elisabeth Rosenthal • An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back
- How will this test/surgery/exam change my treatment?
Elisabeth Rosenthal • An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back
- How much will this test/surgery/exam cost?
Elisabeth Rosenthal • An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back
- If I’m hospitalized, will you be seeing me in the hospital? What is your coverage on weekends?