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On Thursday Jeff appeared on 11 FOXNEWSRADIO affiliated stations across America as their Healthcare Policy Analyst reviewing President Obama’s Healthcare Reform Press Conference last Wednesday from the White House.

Saturday, June 20th at 10a.m. -11a.m. Jeff appeared on FoxBusinessNews distinguished panel of 4 discussing the Healthcare Reform draft proposal by President Obama. The lively TV show took call-in questions and discussion amongst the panelists.

Much work and negotiating on both sides of the aisle are needed before a final reform is passed. Neither party is going to be completely satisfied in the final outcome but by working together a bipartisan healthcare much needed healthcare reform is finally likely.

Again, it was reiterated that patients and doctors need to work closely together-consumer  empowerment in healthcare. Healthcare consumer literacy is so vital in this whole process. We can no longer be oblivious to all that has and is going on in the healthcare arena.

“Navigating the Healthcare Maze” book was mentioned by Montel Williams on his show today. www.airamerica.com. Also Jeff spoke and has been invited back for further commentary with Montel

Over the last week I did a number of live and taped national radio shows…from Connecticut to New York to North and South Carolina to Denver to Seattle to Washington to New York and onwards and lots more to come.

One show was planned for 20 minutes, but when the phones started ringing off the hook at the studio..I stayed on the air for the full hour..and then invited back for another further hour due to the enormous number listeners lined up to talk. People want to share their horrific experiences and get practical tips. Unfortunately it seems like people are experiencing horror healthcare experiences and realizing often too late that they need to be more assertive and take back their bodies and insisting on answers and being more careful of the diagnosis and treatment they automatically accept.

Absolutely amazing call-in stories and listeners seem desperate for advice.

NOT ONE CALL-IN IN ANY STATE I TALKED TO COMPLIMENTED THE HEALTHCARE SERVICE THEY RECEIVED!!

Obviously I knew I was going to get the horror stories but these stories were totally largely about unacceptable healthcare experiences. WOW!!

I’m not a doctor, I am a consumer-patient who happens to have extensive healthcare business worldwide, retail experience and one who understands the importance of service and quality. I also have plenty of personal experience with the system and understand the frustrations that people face. We have survived the hospital experience on a number of occasions.

This last week made me realize the time I spent on writing ‘Navigating the Healthcare Maze-What You Need to Know” was worth the effort.

Callers were looking for my feedback and plain logical common sense and support for them to keep up their persistence-which are the keys they were looking for. Here is a sampling of the questions the callers asked:

Sample questions included:

• How do you handle doctor arrogance?

• How does one identify a good or bad hospital?

• What is a “good” doctor?

• What do you do when there is no clear-cut doctor communication on the diagnosis?

• How do you handle the “run-around” activity commonly found in healthcare practices?

• Infections contacted at the hospital can lead to death. How can we be prepared?

• Medicare maze to get authorized payment seems to be getting tougher. Any suggestions?

• Sheer neglect by the nursing staff has lead to patient deaths. How can patients and their families avoid this?

• Inconsistent levels of hospital care aren’t new, but it seems to be growing. What can be done?

Over the next few days I am going to address each of the above questions.

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Up Close video

Jeff’s conversational interview with Cathy Unruh sharing what influenced the writing of Navigating the Healthcare Maze.