Rheum for Improvement

<p><em>Rheum for Improvement</em> is a physician's account of how corporate medicine has transformed health care from a human interaction between a patient and their physician into a business transaction between a consumer and a provider. It is also a personal story of how frivolous legal action triggered that physician to become an outspoken advocate for health-care reform. It will be of interest to anyone who interacts with our health-care system but especially physicians who must navigate bureaucratic obstacles on a daily basis.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>As a patient have you ever:</strong></p><p><em>--Had your health insurance deny a test or procedure that your doctor recommended by saying that it was not medically necessary?</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>--Been told that you had to try one medicine before you could take the medicine that your doctor actually prescribed? </em></p><p><br></p><p><em>--Had a procedure done that was covered by your insurer only to receive a separate bill afterwards that you were not expecting?</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>--Felt that your doctor has their nose buried in a computer instead of paying attention to you?</em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>If so you are not alone.</strong> Rheum for Improvement addresses these and many other health-care issues that compromise the care that physicians can provide. It is a must read for anyone who has ever been or ever will be a patient.</p>