What You Don't Know Can Kill You:
The Guerilla Physician's guide to choosing medical services
Thank you for visiting the Guerilla Physician website. This is our page for patients and their families. It is designed to increase your awareness of conditions in the medical industry. We hope it will cut through some of the Madison Avenue hype that health care megacorps are trying to pass off as good health care policy.
What's Managed about Managed Care?
HMOs, PPOs, MCOs, Oh, My!
The Good Old Days?
Insurance Companies' Silent Partners
Big Government and Big Health
Who Are All Those Doctors?
Community vs. Teaching Institutions
The Myths of "On Call"
What's a "Formulary," and Who Chooses my Medications?
Choosing a Health Plan
Choosing a Doctor
When Care is Denied: Fighting Back
Your Role
Your Doctor's Role
The Law
Who Regulates?
Who Arbitrates?
Date created: February 7, 1999
Last modified: February 19, 1999
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