OnHealth.com/WebMD
The most-visited consumer health website, now part of WebMD, for which I wrote a weekly Patients’ Rights column and other features from 1998-2000.
Don’t Bring New Bugs Home from the Hospital
Ironically, many people pick up new illnesses while in the hospital. Here are some ways to avoid that fate.
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The Waiting (and Waiting and Waiting) Room
Strategies for avoiding another long wait for your doctor.
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Bargaining Down Your Medical Bills
Believe it or not, many hospitals, doctors and other medical businesses will work with you to reduce a big debt or negotiate a price if you’re uninsured. You just have to ask.
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