Byline: LIZ BESTICTHOUSANDS of Londoners are avoiding the dentist because they can't afford the cost of treatment or because they believe it is impossible to find an NHS practitioner. But the truth is they could be wrong on both counts. As a snapshot Evening Standard survey found this ...
It is better to regard all complaints as serious. I heard of a dentist who had so little regard for their patients that whenever they received a letter of complaint they used to throw it in the bin. I am not sure what happened to this particular practitioner, but this sort of behaviour...
The US Department of Labor estimates that about 1 in 7 claims to employer health insurance plans are initially denied. A patient advocate says that she wins 80% of appeals. Yet only 4% of denials are appealed. These stats are taken from the AARP articleThe Health Claim Game. Are insurance...
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