“Imagine if your lifelong best friend happened to be a top-level employee benefits lawyer and women’s health care advocate who could navigate the deadly waters of the US health care system for you. Now stop imagining it and read When Women Get Sick by Rebecca Bloom, who will be that friend for you. Bloom shares expert insider advice on how to cut through the infuriating red tape of a health care system optimized for profit rather than cure. This is the kind of time-saving and lifesaving book that shouldn’t be necessary in the first place, but given the shambolic state of access to decent medical care for all, it is imperative reading for women and their careers. When Bloom signs off with the words ‘Count me in for the long haul. I’ll walk with you,’ I believe her!”