This is quite an achievement. I am an emergency physician, a father to child with cystic fibrosis and have observed the healthcare system from many vantage points. When my daughter was diagnosed I would have rejoiced to have found a resource like your book. After learning the ropes myself I attempted to write a similar quide but did not take it to this level. I am impressed. I have started a small business, Polaris Healthcare Advocates, to help patients understand health matters and being efficient consumers of health care and I find this book will be indispensible, I would like to share with you my work, Surviving Health Insurance, at some point if you have any interest. I have been using Quicken Medical Expense Manager and have always found the biggest problem involved data input. This seem a bit cumbersome with change:healthcare as well and was wondering if you have considered alternatives such as scanning bills and EOBs with Abbyy word recognition software? Also, have you considered allowing us to upload quicken data to your database? Oh, one last thing, thanks for the Christmas card.

Brandt Williamson MD