grammy-award winning singer bebe winans and leslie michelson. in just a moment. -- and by the -- the california endowment. health happens in neighborhoods. learn more. >> band contribution . >> announcer: and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ >>> please welcome leslie michelson to the program he's an expert in medical case management and advocate for patient education and empowerment. his text is called "patient's playbook" a primer on how to make the right moves and be a active participant in your health care. glad to have you on the program. >> thank you. >> by being an active participant you mean what? >> americans are great consumers throughout the entire economy one place they don't express their consumerism is when it comes to their health care. and what i've learned everybody could get better health care by being a better health care consumer. >> are we afraid? are we intimidated? what's the reason why in that one arena we tend to shy away? >>>> it's both those things. when it comes to health, people

grammy-award winning singer bebe winans and leslie michelson. in just a moment.