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Mr. Luddite

On 12/5/2015 11:15 AM, wrote:
On Sat, 5 Dec 2015 04:25:57 -0800 (PST), True North
wrote:

On Sun, 29 Nov 2015 16:11:08 -0800 (PST), True North
wrote:

A couple of months ago I brought this subject to my doctor. I complained that we didn't have an easily accessible diagnostic program to check us for potential problems like clogged arteries. His response was to change my lifestyle now to head off problems.
Best of luck to you over the next few months.

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"There's nothing wrong with changing to a healthier lifestyle but there
are plenty of tests available here in the USA."

I'm sure we have most of them here but you have to have some kind of event before you get access to them.
It's almost as if my doctor has to pay for them out of his own pocket. I'd just like to see a complete diagnosis program for any senior who wants one. Might save a life.

That is one good thing about "pay to play" medicine like we have here.
That stuff is pushed on you whether you want it or not.
I had 2 MRIs for a sore wrist.
It is also why we have the most expensive medical care in the world.
I agree with those who say some of the testing can become excessive.
I suspect the number of lawyers we have has a lot to do with it.
Doctors practice defensive medicine. They want to be in the position
of saying "there was nothing else we could have done" when they get
sued and they get sued a lot. It is a profit center for the lawyers.

I just read a report that only 1 in 14 doctors are sued per year and the
docs win 85% of the time. The cost factor is the concern of being sued
and the mandatory malpractice insurance they must carry. Insurance
companies are the ones raking in the bucks.

Years ago if you sprained your ankle, you might wrap a tight brace
around it, hobble around for a couple of weeks and in a month it would
be all better. Now, you get x-rays, MRI's, crutches, wrap a brace
around it, hobble around for a couple of weeks and in a month it's all
better.