In all the debate about health care, one thing that is often overlooked is the doctor-patient relationship. While you may have little influence over your legislator or your insurance company, you do have the power to improve your health care every time you visit your doctors. By using colorful vignettes inspired by his years in the field of family medicine, Dr. Brad Colegate will show you how becoming your doctor's "favorite patient" can get you the best possible health care--and maybe even save you money!

As a family physician for over twenty-five years, I saw how important it was to optimal health care to develop a good patient-physician relationship. In the debate about health care in this country, this no-cost, crucial aspect is often overlooked. To that end, I have written a nonfiction book entitled: How to Be Your Doctor's Favorite Patient--And Get the Care You Need, using dozens of insightful and humorous vignettes based on situations I have encountered in a primary care setting, and am currently looking to have the book published.