Medical Care Hunt for hospital quality. Choose a hospital that has a good success record with the kind of surgery you need. You are less likely to die or have serious problems if the hospital does the surgery a lot. What is “a lot”? Some experts say the hospital should do a surgery at least […]
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Medical Care Ask for freebies. If you are prescribed a new medicine, ask your doctor if you can have free samples or a prescription for fewer tablets. This allows you to try the medicine before you pay for a full month’s supply. No frills pills. Instead of brand name drugs, ask for generic ones. These
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Medical Care * Use a medical self-care book. It helps you choose when to seek medical care for a problem and when to treat it on your own. It gives information to help you feel confident when caring for the problem and helps you learn what to do to lower your risk of getting sick.
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Medical Care Don’t stay in the hospital unless you need to! The daily hospital rate in some sections of the country is now as high as $1,000. And that doesn’t include the costs for treatments, medicines, or doctor’s fees. The hospital should never be viewed as a place to get a good rest. Consider these
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Medical Care Internists, family doctors, and pediatricians are examples of primary care doctors. They give general medical care. If you are a member of a Health Maintenance Organization (HMO), your primary care doctor is the doctor you select from the HMO plan to be the “gatekeeper” of all your medical needs. This person could be
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Medical Care Tell & Ask the Doctor Checklist © American Institute for Preventive Medicine
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Alternative Medicine Balance your energy field Healing touch therapy is based on the belief that people have fields of energy that connect and react to the environment around them. It proposes that imbalances or blockages in those energy fields cause illness and pain. Common forms include Reiki, Qigong, and Therapeutic Touch. How healing touch works
Medical Care Heart attacks, car accidents, and other emergencies that leave you unconscious or in a state of shock make it impossible to communicate with health professionals. This is why carrying some sort of medical identification is so important. Three options to consider: * Medic Alert tags. These medical tags alert others to the fact
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Medication * Find out if medications are no longer needed and/or if you could reduce your need of any medication through lifestyle changes. * Take a list of the medications that your health plan prefers (formulary) to office visits. * Ask if one medication can replace the work of two or three. * Ask for
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Medical Care Take care of those teeth. Get a dental checkup twice a year. Brush your teeth two times a day. Floss one or more times a day. You will have something to smile about when you hear “no cavities” and receive lower dental bills. Look for advertised specials. Many dentists offer specials or discounts
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