Celebrated Whistleblowing Physician Warns of Pending “Healthcare Apocalypse”; Making Clarion Call for Patients & Doctors to Take Back Medicine
Having already rocked the boat with two books that fiercely expose the state and injustices of the modern U.S. healthcare system Dr. Linda Girgis is back with ‘The Healthcare Apocalypse: Why Doctors and Patients Need to Fight Back’. Doing exactly as it says on the tin, this latest volume explores why patients are forced to the bottom of the healthcare pecking order, why policy is driven by those without an ounce of medical experience and how a very real opportunity exists for citizens to fight back in the pursuit of affordable, meaningful healthcare.
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East Brunswick, NJ – When it comes to exposing the harsh realities of America’s supposed “world-leading” healthcare system, nobody is keener to sit under the media’s spotlight than Dr. Linda Girgis. The New Jersey-based physician already has two whistleblowing books on the market that have shot to critical acclaim.
Her latest book is an action-driven, put-your-money-where-your-mouth-is mission brief for doctors and patients to band together and take back the healthcare system for good. It’s Dr. Girgis’ boldest statement yet and, with an upcoming change in Government that could be the final straw, it couldn’t be coming at a more vital time.
Synopsis of ‘The Healthcare Apocalypse: Why Doctors and Patients Need to Fight Back’:
The 21st Century brought in a transformation of the American healthcare system. While many other countries employ a national system of medical care, the US system is much more complex. In our form of healthcare exists capitalistic models, government models, third-party intermediary models and hybrids of some or all of these. In my first book, “Inside Our Broken Healthcare System”, I explored how our current system fails and how patients and doctors are struggling in this system.
Often, care is denied and doctors and patients are left frustrated. Out-of-pocket costs are soaring and healthcare is simply becoming unaffordable and unattainable for many people. In my second book, “The War on Doctors”, factors that are fighting healthcare workers are discussed. While many of these battles are directed at doctors, patients are the unwitting causalities in this war. Unless something changes, we are all headed to a crisis of epic proportion. The current book examines why doctors and patients need to take back medicine. Over the last several years, quality healthcare suffered at the hands of non-medically trained individuals driving healthcare policy and determining how to “reform” our healthcare system. The current climate in our system is bleak. Those holding the reins of medicine are politicians and business men. Huge profits are being made by high-ranking CEO’s while tests and medications are increasing being denied for patients.
We need to take back medicine from these forces that are in power. Patients need to be the center of all medical care, not the bottom line for insurance companies or agendas for politicians. Doctors need to be free to make medical decisions in collaboration with their patients, without intrusion from other parties. The 21st century is here. Medical care in the US should lead the world. No one compares to us in medical technology and innovation. Now, let’s make it affordable and available to all. Let’s work together to take back control of our own medical care.
“This book, and my entire bibliography, address the ironic oxymoron that our healthcare system is actually harming and killing the very people it is designed to serve,” explains Dr. Girgis. “As a Doctor myself, I know that we’re on patients’ sides yet are often stopped in our tracks by the stuffy businesspeople who run the show; people with no knowledge, experience in or exposure to the world of healthcare itself. I’m confident that doctors and patients can come together to fight and win their healthcare system back.”
Continuing, “But we’re rapidly losing time and a great crisis is definitely looming. The time to take action is now and I suggest everyone buys a copy of my book, reads it and gives it to someone they care about. All of our lives are on the line.”
Critics agree, seeing the book as an urgent and pertinent clarion call. LeeAnn Galli comments, “This book is a must read for anyone who has to deal with insurances, doctors, medications and medical testing. This means just about everyone. This is a well-researched, well written treatise on the state of health care today. The concepts are presented in a way that anyone can grasp them. The reader does not need to have an advanced degree in medicine, pharmacology or legalese. Almost any person today who has been on medication or a medical procedure has known about prior authorizations and knows that the insurance companies, who are not medically trained, are making medical decisions based on financial reasons.”
Mimi Jazman adds, “The book really open my eyes on how these third parties robbed us of making decision regarding our healthcare. They just decided we don’t need MRI, surgery or consulting a nutritionist, just because simply they don’t want to spend money we gave them. This is a book that could secure our healthcare in the future, help us change the influence of these third parties in our life.”
‘The Healthcare Apocalypse: Why Doctors and Patients Need to Fight Back’ is available now: http://amzn.to/1YFGkOx.
About the Author:
Dr. Linda Girgis MD, FAAFP is a family physician in South River, New Jersey. She has been in private practice since 2001. She holds board certification from the American Board of Family Medicine and is affiliated with St. Peter’s University Hospital and Raritan Bay Hospital. She teaches medical students and residents from Drexel University and other institutions. Dr. Girgis earned her medical degree from St. George’s University School of Medicine. She completed her internship and residency at Sacred Heart Hospital, through Temple University and she was recognized as intern of the year. She is an Advisory Board member for Sermo, the #1 online physicians’ only community. She is a blogger for Physician’s Weekly and the Library of Medicine, where she is one of their featured physicians. Additionally, she is a guest columnist for Medcity News and HIT Outcomes and has had articles published in several other media outlets. She has been interviewed in US News and on NBC Nightly News. Dr. Girgis’ primary goal as a physician remains ensuring that each of her patients receives the highest available standard of medical care.
Contact: Linda Girgis, MD / DrLindaG@gmail.com
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