There's a provision in the bill, for instance, for having too many tests run. Doctors get charged a fine.
Hm. Wonder if that has anything to do with this (http://abcnews.go.com/Health/OnCallPlusBreastCancerNews/mammogram-guidelines-spur-debate-early-detection/story?id=9099145)? (If you're short on time, basically, it's that the US Preventive Services Task Force (a panel that has no oncologists on it) is recommending that women under the age of 50 should not get mammograms, and women over 50 should only get them every other year. They also recommend that women not perform self-breast exams. I thought this was bizarre when I read it, but in light of what you say, it could potentially be downright alarming...
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Date: 2009-11-17 08:06 pm (UTC)Hm. Wonder if that has anything to do with this (http://abcnews.go.com/Health/OnCallPlusBreastCancerNews/mammogram-guidelines-spur-debate-early-detection/story?id=9099145)? (If you're short on time, basically, it's that the US Preventive Services Task Force (a panel that has no oncologists on it) is recommending that women under the age of 50 should not get mammograms, and women over 50 should only get them every other year. They also recommend that women not perform self-breast exams. I thought this was bizarre when I read it, but in light of what you say, it could potentially be downright alarming...
Will comment more on the rest later.