More than twen­ty-five years ago, Rebec­ca Bloom left her post as an employ­ee ben­e­fits lawyer at one of the most well-known New York City law firms to pur­sue her pas­sion for women’s health advo­ca­cy. Draw­ing on her exper­tise in the com­plex rules that gov­ern employ­ers, insur­ers, and med­ical providers — as well as the dynam­ics between these stake­hold­ers — Bloom has spent decades empow­er­ing women to con­fi­dent­ly inte­grate the infor­ma­tion and focus ful­ly on recov­ery and well­ness. In When Women Get Sick Bloom offers much-need­ed insight to women and their sup­port­ers, div­ing into essen­tial top­ics such as build­ing sup­port net­works, tam­ing the insur­ance beast, com­mu­ni­cat­ing with doc­tors, and stay­ing mind­ful. She expos­es the way the health­care indus­tri­al com­plex dis­ad­van­tages women and empow­ers them to find mean­ing­ful sup­port. Using women’s sto­ries and Bloom’s expe­ri­ence in the trench­es, this book guides read­ers with exam­ples, ques­tions, check­lists, use­ful infor­ma­tion, and tips. There’s enough stress and fear sur­round­ing can­cer and oth­er seri­ous ill­ness­es. Bloom gives women tools to make the best deci­sions for them in all areas of their health­care journey.