Death by HMO: The Jennifer Gigliello Story
by Dorothy Rose Cancilla, Richard N. Cote
From Booklist
"There are those who praise HMOs for cutting medical costs, overlooking the presumption that HMOs are taking care of individual patients.
Cancilla's as-told-to story about her daughter, Jennifer, alerts us to some major possible dangers of HMOs. ...The staff of Jennifer's Kaiser Foundation Health Plan hospital saved money by keeping an infected catheter in position and by forcing Jennifer to use home nutrition procedures without sufficient instruction and experienced support..."
William Beatty
Dictionary of Insurance Terms (Dictionary of Insurance Terms, 4th Ed)
by Harvey W. Rubin
"Books in Barron's pocket-sized Business Dictionaries series list thousands of specialized terms alphabetically and present concise definitions. The authors of books in this series are recognized authorities in their fields. Newly updated editions reflect new technologies, their business applications, and recent business trends. This book defines more than 4,200 insurance terms that should be understood by agents, brokers, actuaries, underwriters, personnel professionals dealing with employee-benefit programs, and consumers who need to understand the insurance policies they plan to buy. Terminology covers life, health, property, and casualty insurance, as well as retirement plans. This new, heavily updated edition has been expanded with approximately 200 new terms, and updatings of many other terms to reflect the current state of the insurance industry."
Dr.
Generic Will See You Now: 33 Rules for Surviving Managed Care
by Oscar London
From Ingram
"The popular author of Kill As Few Patients As Possible takes on the vicissitudes of managed care in this collection of 33 funny, insightful, and medically correct essays..."
Don't Let Your HMO Kill You: How to Wake Up Your Doctor, Take Control of Your Health, and Make Managed Care Work for You
by Jason, Dr Theodosakis, David T. Feinberg
