What HMOs Don't Want You to Know About Your Pap Smear!: And what every woman should know - Couverture souple

Ellis, Clyde

 
9780595280339: What HMOs Don't Want You to Know About Your Pap Smear!: And what every woman should know
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0595280331 ISBN 13 : 9780595280339
Editeur : iUniverse, 2003

Synopsis

So what does your HMO not want you to know about your Pap smear? They pay for you to have one every year, right? And your doctor gives you the results, right?True. But once you read this book and learn more about your Pap smear, you will begin making decisions about your health care that could very well increase costs for your insurance provider-that's what they don't want you to know. After all, their primary goal is to reduce their costs, not to give you the best medical care possible. Contrary to what most insurance companies-particularly HMOs-would have you believe, the largest increase in health care costs in providing Pap smear tests over the past five years has resulted not from increases in physician or laboratory charges, but from the availability of new technologies that can greatly improve the traditional Pap test that was first developed in the 1950s. Since I have spent ten years in the practice of cytology-the field of medical technology that screens slides for cancer-I have seen numerous instances of women receiving less than optimal medical care. Not because of poorly trained technologists or physicians, but because of a lack of consumer knowledge-not knowing what questions to ask to better direct their health care. While no one but your physician is qualified to deliver your medical care, knowing the right questions to ask about your Pap smear can save your life.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

So what does your HMO not want you to know about your Pap smear? They pay for you to have one every year, right? And your doctor gives you the results, right?True. But once you read this book and learn more about your Pap smear, you will begin making decisions about your health care that could very well increase costs for your insurance provider-that's what they don't want you to know. After all, their primary goal is to reduce their costs, not to give you the best medical care possible. Contrary to what most insurance companies-particularly HMOs-would have you believe, the largest increase in health care costs in providing Pap smear tests over the past five years has resulted not from increases in physician or laboratory charges, but from the availability of new technologies that can greatly improve the traditional Pap test that was first developed in the 1950s. Since I have spent ten years in the practice of cytology-the field of medical technology that screens slides for cancer-I have seen numerous instances of women receiving less than optimal medical care. Not because of poorly trained technologists or physicians, but because of a lack of consumer knowledge-not knowing what questions to ask to better direct their health care. While no one but your physician is qualified to deliver your medical care, knowing the right questions to ask about your Pap smear can save your life.

Biographie de l'auteur

Art Ellis is a retired cytotechnologist and teacher who lives in Holiday, Florida with Leslie, his wife of 35 years. Together, they enjoy writing books that are uplifting and helpful to the general public in an effort to create greater awareness and happiness.In this publication, Art, a licensed cytotechnologist, reaches out to the woman who wants to take charge of her Pap smear, one of the most important medical tests in her life.

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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
2003
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0595280331
ISBN 13 
9780595280339
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
48
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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