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To: biotech_bull who wrote (118091)	8/13/2009 2:24:53 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541789

overuse of CAT scans ... or, underreliance on eyes, ears, hands. I think tech has negatively impacted physical diagnosis skills over the years. But..you can get sued if you don't use the scans. As Snoopy once said, "There is more than one way to scan a cat."

To: biotech_bull who wrote (118091)	8/13/2009 3:00:54 PM
From: JohnM	Respond to of 541789

As one of the few physicians on the board I am compelled to defend the greed accusation not because it doesn't exist - only that it's not the whole story or even a big part of it as Ed pointed out. Thanks. And that's why I particularly look forward to your comments on all this.

To: biotech_bull who wrote (118091)	8/13/2009 5:11:14 PM
From: Win Smith	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 541789

Elsewhere on the reform front, the Atlantic has this big article by David Goodhill up, theatlantic.com , with the somewhat misleading title "How American Health Care Killed My Father". So, his dad died from picking up an infection at the hospital, racking up the usual huge bill in the process, but most of the article is advocating what I think is the current Republican line from those who actually have a line and aren't just spewing "death panel" BS. That is, scale back to pure catastrophic health insurance (he mentions a $50k (!) deductible as reasonble) and make consumers pay out of pocket for everything else, with HSA's as a buffer. He spends a lot of time pointing out how it's basically impossible to do any kind of rational shopping for health services now, though.