"Eisboch" wrote in message
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"Califbill" wrote in message
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A lot of those tests are to cover the health care provider's butt.
With the
litigation sharks out there looking for anything to sue over, is much
more
protective of the doctor to order extra tests.

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I thought so also for a long time but the statistics prove otherwise.
Malpractice
lawsuits certainly exist but they don't contribute to the overall
health care costs
as much as commonly thought.

It's more because most doctors are now associated with either
hospitals or health
care centers who are looking to generate as much revenue as they can
get away
with. A doctor friend of mine has told me about the pressures
brought on the
staff of doctors by these organizations to maximize insurance claims,
often for
needless or repetitive tests. You really don't need a CAT scan for a
sore throat
or a MRI for a sprained ankle.

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It was more the treat of a suit as opposed to the cost of actually being
sued. Do more tests and the lawyers would have a harder time making a case.
Therefore, more tests, and less suits.