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The Prepared Patient Lesley Duggan for social workersA clear, practical guide to becoming an informed and empowered patient. Most Americans are overwhelmed by a health care system dense with paperwork, opaque rules, and high stakes decisions made under pressure. In The Prepared Patient, physician and health policy leader Terry Adirim, MD, MPH, offers a patient centered guide to navigating this system with clarity, confidence, and control. Dr. Adirim introduces readers to the "White Binder Patient" a