Mediscams: Dangerous Medical Practices and Health Care Frauds--And How to Prevent Them from Harming You and Your Family
Where their health is concerned, Americans want answers. Too often, what they get are false promises from medical "professionals" more intent on lightening their patients' wallets than helping to shave off those stubborn five pounds. These medical scam artists run from the petty to the downright dangerous, and their schemes can leave you poorer but wiser, hospitalized, or much worse... Now journalist Chuck Whitlock tackles the seedy world of medical...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0312306024
ISBN13:9780312306021
Release Date:January 2003
Publisher:St. Martin's Press
Length:304 Pages
Weight:0.90 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 5.5" x 8.7"
Customer Reviews
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cool book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
This book is an unusual combination of amazing stories and very, very practical advice. It is both entertaining while giving excellent warnings and tips on how to avoid being taken advantage of. Some of the information is both shocking and disturbing, but very sound advice. Anyone frustrated with their doctor or an HMO will find it especially enlightening. Some of the examples of quacks literally had me slack-jawed.
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