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When chronically ill Mia gets the opportunity to pursue her dream degree, her best friend Noah offers to marry her so she can quit her job to study full-time and still keep the medical insurance she needs, giving him two years to convince her that they actually belong together, forever.
Noah and Mia have always been best friends, and their friendship is the most important thing to them. Life is going great for Noah and he's up for a promotion in...
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[2015]
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xii, 334 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Smiley shows you how to launch a career in medical billing and coding. She tells you what's involved, how billing and coding differ, what education and certification you need, how to land a job, and what to expect when you do.
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[2023]
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xxii, 275 pages ; 24 cm
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"From a MacArthur Genius MIT economist and pre-eminent Stanford economist comes a lively and provocative proposal for American health insurance reform/" -- Amazon.com.
"A lively and provocative proposal for American health care reform"--
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2009
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393 p. (large print) ; 23 cm.
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The World Health Organization recently rated America thirty-seventh in health outcomes, on par with Serbia. Tackling head-on the three major myths of American medicine, Dr. Weil shows how medical schools fail to give future doctors the education they need to care for patients, how insurance companies have destroyed our opportunity to get excellent care, and how pharmaceutical companies have come to rule our lives. The solution involves nothing less...
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"America's Bitter Pill is Steven Brill's much-anticipated, sweeping narrative of how the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, was written, how it is being implemented, and, most important, how it is changing--and failing to change--the rampant abuses in the healthcare industry. Brill probed the depths of our nation's healthcare crisis in his trailblazing Time magazine Special Report, which won the 2014 National Magazine Award for Public Interest. Now...
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2010
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v. ; 28 cm.
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The Consumer Guide to Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage is a helpful, straightforward guide that will help consumers understand and act on the new prescription drug coverage plans. This simplified guide and the easy-to-use Planner & Worksheets take the mystery out of learning what Medicare prescription drug coverage is, what options are available, how to choose a prescription drug plan, and what happens once a person enrolls.
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2021.
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xx, 265 pages ; 22 cm
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"From award-winning ProPublica reporter Marshall Allen, a primer for anyone who wants to fight the predatory health care system--and win. Every year, millions of Americans are overcharged and underserved while the health care industry makes record profits. We know something is wrong, but the layers of bureaucracy designed to discourage complaints make pushing back seem impossible. At least, this is what the health care power players want you to think....
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2010
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v. : ill. ; 28 cm.
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The Consumer Guide to Long-Term Care Insurance helps consumers determine whether they or a loved one need long-term care insurance and, if so, how to purchase the right policy. Additional coverage explains: what Medicare covers, if Medigap insurance covers your patrons’ long-term care needs, and the different types of long-term care insurance. A helpful long-term care Insurance Planner is also included.
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2016.
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291 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
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Social Security provides the bulk of most retirees' income and Medicare guarantees them affordable health insurance. But few people know what Medicare covers and what it doesn't, what it costs, and when to sign up. Nor do they understand which parts of Medicare are provided by the government and how these work with private insurance plans. Moeller shows you how to maximize your health coverage and save money. Discover how to make the right decisions...
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"An award-winning New York Times reporter, Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal, reveals the dangerous, expensive, and dysfunctional American healthcare system, and tells us exactly what we can do to solve its myriad of problems. It is well documented that our healthcare system has grave problems, but how, in only a matter of decades, did things get this bad? Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal doesn't just explain the symptoms; she diagnoses and treats the disease itself....
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[2019]
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viii, 422 pages ; 24 cm
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"Why has the United States, with more resources than any nation, developed a healthcare system that delivers much poorer results, at near double the cost of any other developed country? The answer is profit prioritized over health. Mike Magee, MD, who worked for years inside the medical system administering a hospital and then as a senior executive at the giant pharmaceutical company Pfizer, has spent the last decade deconstructing the often shocking...
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