The VA has such a data base, and there are some procedures which are less successful than far cheaper treatment with diet and medication!

part of the establishment of best practices.
what a concept.

the opposition. It's going to cut into the gravy train for a lot of wealthy people!

that and being told what to do by the black guy. i have a friend who is implementing the new school nutrition guidelines, and you would think people are being asked to shoot squirrels and raccoons every day.

The outcome would be very good.

Treating a non-disease would result in ... No disease. Mission accomplished.

such as loss of short term memory.

I went to the emergency room after shortness of breath, and numbness in my shoulder...a clear EKG and blood work ruled out a heart attack, but the attending Dr. wanted to to an MRI "just to be sure..."

Mhmmm...

I had to sign a waiver that I refused the test before being released.

An MRI can costs hundreds, and my health insurance (if that's what you call it) has such a high deductable, I would have been responsible for 100% of it.

What a scam and what an absolute unnecessary risk these supposed medical professionals put people through...

Because the doctor said so, I had to have it.

I balked. They pushed.

I paid.

CROOKS ABSOLUTE CROOKS!

dollars". IIRC, when I last took a look a few years ago, angioplasties and imaging were the two huge profit centers in hospitals.

I am glad to see action taken to stop it.

Let's hope this is just the beginning.

Dental X-rays, blood tests, you name it.

When you're 40 the dentists want to cut your teeth off at the gum line and
crown it.

An inlay, or inlay-onlay, would suffice at 1/3 the cost.

When you're 65-70, uh-oh, there's decay under the crown.

We have to recrown it, with root canal this time. Let's lengthen the crown too,
at $3500.

By the time you're 85-90, the roots are decaying, let's extract the teeth, you might
get some bacteria in your blood.

ALL THIS COULD BE AVOIDED by going with the minimal procedure at age 45. If you delay
the crown until 70, you won't need root canals, extractions when you're 85. You'lll never
need them.

The entire escapade is UNNECESSARY.

with mine. It may depend on how they're taught.

A dentist experienced in crowing with metal crowns will never
opt for porcelain only crowns

nor advise bonding with porcelain veneer.

Inlays are becoming hard to find,

and inlay-onlay all but impossible.

It's a network. They all have their specialty, they are overseen
by regional dental boards that scratch each other's backs

Beware being a self-pay patient. You'll pay full retail price, no
negotiating power like those covered by dental insurance.

Some accept what dental insurance will pay, some don't.

It's unregulated as far as I can tell.

lets face it America

There are a LOT of guys in their mid 50s who are wearing diapers.

people screamed about rationing!

gave a better chance of survival than mastectomy, but mastectomies are still demanded by patients.

can't find the original article, but more info here:

http://www.dslrf.org/breastcancer/content.asp?CATID=0&L2=3&L3=2&L4=4&PID=&sid=165&cid=65

... If the only tool in your tool chest is a hammer, suddenly everything looks like a nail.

only very rarely do MD's from the same state testify or make statements against each other

I was transported to one hospital for the cardiologist to 'check' my heart to determine if I needed a stent, doing the dye and balloon , then had me transported to another nearby hospital that he was allowed to put stents in to put one in. Turned out I have the largest steel stent they make because my arteries are so large.


The scumbag never even came to see me. Plavix for the rest of my life.


When I went to his office to follow up, I saw a junior cardiologist because 'mine' was too busy to see me.


Fucking scumbag.


He double dipped the insurance company and put me in jeopardy twice. My current cardiologist said I could have been treated with medication and rest.


My cholesterol is now 147 (as of Wednesday)