title: Under scrutiny. As public anxiety grows over health care horror stories, consumers are starting to fight back. Guess who's winning.
abstract: "We're getting dozens of calls every day from people who are frustrated and fed up," says one health care consumer rights advocate. The scenario is familiar: first come the horror stories, then trailblazing, media-engaging lawsuits, and finally the public learning curve starts to accelerate. Then the heat gets turned up on the government to act. That's where we're at right now. Where will we be tomorrow?
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Bilchik
mesh_terms: D003254:Consumer Advocacy / Q000639:trends*; D003255:Consumer Organizations; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D007345:Insurance Claim Review; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012941:Social Responsibility; D013219:State Government; D014481:United States