September/October 2010

Patient empowerment is central to our Sep/Oct cover story, “Primary Concerns.” It’s packed with useful tips and resources everyone needs. Take advantage of them. After all, managing your health, or the health of a family member, is one of life’s big jigsaws, and being an advocate, speaking up for your own care and well-being, is perhaps the biggest—and sometimes most elusive—piece of the puzzle. But don’t worry, we’ll help you find it.

Table of Contents

• Primary Concerns
  Check up on your doctor and hospital.
• Enterprising Endurance
  Small-business survival
• Post Perspective: Paying the Doctor's Bill
  A historical look at American health care costs.
• Finance: Decoding Your Medical Bills
  Take control of your health care costs.
• Poetry: Robert Frost International Poetry Competition
  Winning entries.
• Food
  Slow cooker recipes for fall.
• Your Health: Keep Treatment on Track
  Medication management goes high-tech.