Review of Surviving the Business of Healthcare
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Review of Surviving the Business of Healthcare
[Following is a volunteer review of "Surviving the Business of Healthcare" by Barbara Galutia Regis PA-C.]
Barbara Galutia Regis PA-C has been a Physician Assistant specializing in "Family Practice" for over 20 years. In her book, Surviving the Business of Healthcare, she gives health-related advice and specifically deals with cost-effective ways to get healthcare, healthcare ethics, healthcare-based careers, and other topics that are related to health. She shares about her experiences practicing as a caregiver, what sparked her passion for health (she first performed music before transitioning), how to handle hospital admissions (from her experience), health insurance, healthcare from a legal perspective, and other interesting topics that are too many to list exhaustively.
What I loved most about this book is that it makes healthcare seem hustle-free. Coming from someone with experience in active practice in the medical field, this book takes us through the creeks of healthcare, navigating its readers through paths they could never have known. It's a wonderful realization that many patients are always being ripped off their hard-earned income — some to the extent of bankruptcy — even if it shouldn't be that way. As to be expected, the health sector is filled with cartels and the bully "Big Pharma" that are out to take advantage of patients' desperation and gullibility. However, this book has been resourceful in pointing the spotlight at such dark spots and guiding its readers on how to beat the system — true to its metaphorical title, "it helps its readers to survive the business of healthcare".
From a personal experience, I wish I stumbled on this book much earlier. At one point, one of my friend's dad developed hemorrhoids and had to go through surgery. The cost of treatment literally shot off the roof and left them miserable, but had they known, health insurance could have covered some of the costs — something that has been reiterated countless times in this book. Had I (or him) found the book earlier, it could have been a lifesaver.
One major problem I have with the book (and probably some other readers and reviewers) is that this book focuses so much on the American health system. I know some things are universal (like health insurance is a global concept), but some were entirely foreign to me. I, for example, learned about rebates, premiums, and malpractice insurance in this book for the first time. I also doubt if the health policies in the US are similar to those of my country or other countries.
I generally didn't find any errors or typos, so it's safe to say the book was exceptionally edited. While the book had concepts that were unfamiliar and inapplicable to other places, it still had a nice bank of information that was helpful and enlightening. There are no other serious negative comments to trigger a lower score, and the few I've noted are minute, so I rate the book 4 out of 4 stars. I recommend this book to readers who are interested in health insurance, how to cut health-related costs and other topics that are centered around health.
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Surviving the Business of Healthcare
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Barbara Galutia Regis PA-C has been a Physician Assistant specializing in "Family Practice" for over 20 years. In her book, Surviving the Business of Healthcare, she gives health-related advice and specifically deals with cost-effective ways to get healthcare, healthcare ethics, healthcare-based careers, and other topics that are related to health. She shares about her experiences practicing as a caregiver, what sparked her passion for health (she first performed music before transitioning), how to handle hospital admissions (from her experience), health insurance, healthcare from a legal perspective, and other interesting topics that are too many to list exhaustively.
What I loved most about this book is that it makes healthcare seem hustle-free. Coming from someone with experience in active practice in the medical field, this book takes us through the creeks of healthcare, navigating its readers through paths they could never have known. It's a wonderful realization that many patients are always being ripped off their hard-earned income — some to the extent of bankruptcy — even if it shouldn't be that way. As to be expected, the health sector is filled with cartels and the bully "Big Pharma" that are out to take advantage of patients' desperation and gullibility. However, this book has been resourceful in pointing the spotlight at such dark spots and guiding its readers on how to beat the system — true to its metaphorical title, "it helps its readers to survive the business of healthcare".
From a personal experience, I wish I stumbled on this book much earlier. At one point, one of my friend's dad developed hemorrhoids and had to go through surgery. The cost of treatment literally shot off the roof and left them miserable, but had they known, health insurance could have covered some of the costs — something that has been reiterated countless times in this book. Had I (or him) found the book earlier, it could have been a lifesaver.
One major problem I have with the book (and probably some other readers and reviewers) is that this book focuses so much on the American health system. I know some things are universal (like health insurance is a global concept), but some were entirely foreign to me. I, for example, learned about rebates, premiums, and malpractice insurance in this book for the first time. I also doubt if the health policies in the US are similar to those of my country or other countries.
I generally didn't find any errors or typos, so it's safe to say the book was exceptionally edited. While the book had concepts that were unfamiliar and inapplicable to other places, it still had a nice bank of information that was helpful and enlightening. There are no other serious negative comments to trigger a lower score, and the few I've noted are minute, so I rate the book 4 out of 4 stars. I recommend this book to readers who are interested in health insurance, how to cut health-related costs and other topics that are centered around health.
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Surviving the Business of Healthcare
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