I thought the publication was easy to read and very informative, but wish there had been a chapter on "Doing Everything in Your Power to Stay Healthy so that you can use less Healthcare!" Once people are on the treatment side of the model, costs can only be controlled and renegotiated so much. The more Americans improve their lifestyle habits and stay healthier, the less we will be at the mercy of these institutions and their outrageous costs.

I was loving everything I was reading until I reached the page that talked about how dental coverage works on page 78. I was disgusted by the discouraging words. Research has shown that group dental insurance greatly encourages people to go see the dentist. I also wondered where you base your comment on "the coverage is generally priced at the actual cost of the benefit plus an administrative charge, and is not considered very cost-effective"? On my dental plan I got two fillings and deep cleanings done in two visits, after having a previous office visit where I got ...

one of the best books i have read as regards to clarity with which every aspect of healthcare has been explained.Concepts have been explained very well and now it has put me in a good position the next time in delaing with insurance company and providers

I LOVE THIS BOOK!!!!! I looked for something like this about a year and half ago when I started sourcing Healthcare/Benefits, etc. and could not find anything that told me what I wanted or felt I needed to know! (I thought I needed to be at least a little smarter than your average consumer since I was now sourcing the stuff, you know.) I went to Barnes and Nobles, DB Dalton, Walden, and every other Mom-and-Pop bookstore I could find. Nothing! At most, some of the books would have two or three pages dedicated to definitions and that was ...

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 ...

Thank you for creating this very readable guide. It is one of the many sins of our present system that patients and their families find themselves drowing in confusing papework at a time when they are least able to cope. Your book and website arm healthcare consumers with information so they can avoid problems where possible and more effectively advocate for themselves when problems do arise.

For consumers fed up with the healthcare insurance shell-game or are looking for a way to become better informed consumers, My Healthcare is Killing Me is a great place to start. Filled with easy-to-understand definitions and great anecdotal examples, this is a book all interested consumers should have on their bookshelves.

Well-done. Thank you. Thank you both for writing it, sharing it as a PDF and creating this whole site around it. I've blogged twice about your book already and I'm only on page 6. I'm sure I'll blog again about your book. Thanks, again.

To paraphrase a current tagline, "So easy, even a caveman can understand it!" In a mere hour, I was whisked away from the Stone Age into the Age of Enlightenment. This simple-minded troglodyte has had all his preconceptions and misconceptions of insurance and healthcare totally shattered. I, like countless millions of other knuckle draggers, have utterly abused the insurance system, albeit unknowingly. Not once in all my years of coverage have I realized or understood the impact that MY insurance choices and decisions have upon the overall cost and quality of healthcare for EVERYONE! Through a straightforward and easily understood ...