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02779aim a2200397Ka 4500 001 816B0E1883F811ECA43678234CECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220202011724 007 sd fsngnnmmned 008 210521s2021 nyunnnne f n eng d 020 $a 1432890239 020 $a 9781432890230 028 42 $a 14041018 040 $a TOH $b eng $c TOH $d OCLCQ $d TEF $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d BLACP $d OCLCO $d SILO 082 04 $a 813/.54 $2 23 100 1 $a Cook, Robin, $d 1940- $e narrator. $e narrator. 245 10 $a Viral / $h [book] / $c Robin Cook. 250 $a Large print ed. 260 $a Waterville, Maine : $b Thorndike Press, $c c2021. 300 $a 605 pages (large print) ; $c cm. 520 $a "Trying to find some normalcy during the Covid-19 pandemic, Brian Murphy and his family are on a summer excursion in Cape Cod when his wife, Emma, comes down with concerning flu-like symptoms. But their leisurely return home to New York City quickly becomes a race to the local hospital as she suddenly begins seizing in the car. At the ICU, she is diagnosed with eastern equine encephalitis, a rare and highly lethal mosquito-borne viral disease seemingly caught during one of their evening cookouts. Complicating the situation further, Brian and Emmas young daughter then begins to exhibit alarming physical and behavioral symptoms, too. Emmas harrowing hospital stay becomes even more fraught when Brian receives a staggering hospital bill full of outrageous charges and murky language. To add insult to injury, his health insurance company refuses to cover any of the cost, citing dubious clauses in Brians policy. Forced to choose between the ongoing care of family and bills he can never pay, and furious at a shockingly indifferent healthcare system, Brian vows to seek justice. But to get to the bottom of the predatory practices targeting his loved ones and countless others, he must uncover the dark side of an industry that has strayed drastically from its altruistic rootsand bring down the callous executives preying on the sick and defenseless before the virus can claim even more people..." --book jacket. 650 0 $a Virus diseases $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Encephalitis $x Patients $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Emergency medical services $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Medical claims processing industry $x Corrupt practices $z United States $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Health insurance claims $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Medical care, Cost of $z United States $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Large type books. 655 0 $a Revenge fiction. 655 0 $a Medical fiction. 655 0 $a Suspense fiction. 700 1 $a Brick, Scott, $e narrator. 941 $a 1 945 $a cdab 952 $l ZYPE837 $d 20220401030759.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=816B0E1883F811ECA43678234CECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search