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By Alan J. Steinberg. 231 pp. New York, Plume Books, 1997. $12.95. ISBN 0-452-27691-8.

With employers, advocacy groups, and publications of every stripe disseminating their own ratings of health maintenance organizations (HMOs) and advice for picking the best one, it was inevitable that doctors would soon contribute to the growing stack of how-to literature on the subject. Dr. Alan Steinberg, a member of the Access Medical Group in Marina del Rey, California, jumps into this genre with insider's tips, points to ponder, points to remember, a "safety" scale for rating health care plans, and even a method for evaluating doctors.

But like so many advice books, this one promises more than it delivers. What . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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