Let’s begin with the response, “When the data tells you to!”  I often hear patients say, in response to their treatment plan, “Because my doctor told me I needed it.”  I would like to see patients self-advocate by saying, “Well, according to the data provided to me by my doctor after his examination of my ...

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You visit the doctor for a routine exam. The co-pay portion is paid on the spot and you assume that your insurance provider picked-up the balance. The next thing you know, you receive that familiar white envelope in the mail – a bill. But wait – you paid your portion, right? In a controversial and ...

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