Inside The HMO

An in depth analysis of current practice 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 financal benefit.Using actual patient encounters, the auther explores doctor-patient and insurance company acountability issues along with reimbursements and "Patient Bill of Rights" issues. The author not only challenges Americans, she puts forward workable proposals for meaningful health care reform.