Comments on: New Mammogram Standard: How Much is Your Life Worth? http://healthblog.ncpa.org/new-mammogram-standard-how-much-is-your-life-worth/ Health Care Policy and Reform Insights | NCPA Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:03:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Do US Primary Care Physicians Prescribe More Tests Because of Financial Incentives? Apparently Not. | Linda Gorman | NCPA http://healthblog.ncpa.org/new-mammogram-standard-how-much-is-your-life-worth/comment-page-1/#comment-56161 Do US Primary Care Physicians Prescribe More Tests Because of Financial Incentives? Apparently Not. | Linda Gorman | NCPA Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:31:50 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=6920#comment-56161 [...]  Because one man’s unnecessary test is another man’s sensible risk reduction, figuring out whether the US health care system conducts “too many” tests is harder than it looks. Comparing tests ordered by fee-for-service or managed care physician groups may miss the fact that patients self-select into different practice management styles. It is difficult to even define an unnecessary test or referral: A previous post at this blog discusses the problems inherent in defining “unnecessary” mammograms. [...] [...]  Because one man’s unnecessary test is another man’s sensible risk reduction, figuring out whether the US health care system conducts “too many” tests is harder than it looks. Comparing tests ordered by fee-for-service or managed care physician groups may miss the fact that patients self-select into different practice management styles. It is difficult to even define an unnecessary test or referral: A previous post at this blog discusses the problems inherent in defining “unnecessary” mammograms. [...]

]]> By: John Goodman http://healthblog.ncpa.org/new-mammogram-standard-how-much-is-your-life-worth/comment-page-1/#comment-49067 John Goodman Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:29:38 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=6920#comment-49067 Why is everyone ignoring the men? The USPSTF has already backed off of PSA testing. See Washington Post article here: http://bit.ly/5ViFvJ Why is everyone ignoring the men? The USPSTF has already backed off of PSA testing. See Washington Post article here: http://bit.ly/5ViFvJ

]]> By: John Goodman http://healthblog.ncpa.org/new-mammogram-standard-how-much-is-your-life-worth/comment-page-1/#comment-49064 John Goodman Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:27:24 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=6920#comment-49064 More from Gina Kolata: Only 15% of breast cancers need to be treated and can be cured: http://bit.ly/092zyGc More from Gina Kolata: Only 15% of breast cancers need to be treated and can be cured: http://bit.ly/092zyGc

]]> By: John Goodman http://healthblog.ncpa.org/new-mammogram-standard-how-much-is-your-life-worth/comment-page-1/#comment-49062 John Goodman Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:23:23 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=6920#comment-49062 Gina Kolata has a good history of the controversy -- year by year: http://bit.ly/08bWf3j Gina Kolata has a good history of the controversy — year by year: http://bit.ly/08bWf3j

]]> By: Screening for Cancer | John Graham | NCPA http://healthblog.ncpa.org/new-mammogram-standard-how-much-is-your-life-worth/comment-page-1/#comment-48860 Screening for Cancer | John Graham | NCPA Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:34:42 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=6920#comment-48860 [...] well-informed observers (including Linda Gorman and the Wall Street Journal) saw the recommendation to reduce mammography as a harbinger of [...] [...] well-informed observers (including Linda Gorman and the Wall Street Journal) saw the recommendation to reduce mammography as a harbinger of [...]

]]> By: Larry C. http://healthblog.ncpa.org/new-mammogram-standard-how-much-is-your-life-worth/comment-page-1/#comment-48660 Larry C. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:17:29 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=6920#comment-48660 There is a front page article, above the fold, in the New York Times this morning with this news: they are also changing the guidelines on Pap smears. Guess in which direction the change is going? If you guessed spend more to save more lives, you get an F on this exam. There is a front page article, above the fold, in the New York Times this morning with this news: they are also changing the guidelines on Pap smears.

Guess in which direction the change is going? If you guessed spend more to save more lives, you get an F on this exam.

]]> By: Curtis Bennett http://healthblog.ncpa.org/new-mammogram-standard-how-much-is-your-life-worth/comment-page-1/#comment-48552 Curtis Bennett Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:54:41 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=6920#comment-48552 I just lectured in a medical academic program in Toronto showing advanced infrared applications being able to see breast cancer. The program showed men with breast cancer, discussed a 10 year old having a breast removed as well as the toxic load in our bodies causing cancer! Waiting till 50 for breast screening is ridiculous and unnecessary but very very troubling to see why a government of the people for the people would think that was responsible health care. Prevention or huge costs after the fact but we are not discussing the 100% toxicity ratio where cancers are the result. Shame on us for putting a dollar before our mothers. I just lectured in a medical academic program in Toronto showing advanced infrared applications being able to see breast cancer. The program showed men with breast cancer, discussed a 10 year old having a breast removed as well as the toxic load in our bodies causing cancer!

Waiting till 50 for breast screening is ridiculous and unnecessary but very very troubling to see why a government of the people for the people would think that was responsible health care. Prevention or huge costs after the fact but we are not discussing the 100% toxicity ratio where cancers are the result.

Shame on us for putting a dollar before our mothers.

]]> By: John R. Graham http://healthblog.ncpa.org/new-mammogram-standard-how-much-is-your-life-worth/comment-page-1/#comment-48546 John R. Graham Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:28:33 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=6920#comment-48546 This has been a long time coming. Some think that the increased "anxiety" and extra biopsies cost more than women actually dying of breast cancer. If you reduce the number of Type II errors (which the U.S. does) you are going to increase the number of Type I errors. This isn't surprising. Indeed, "society" seems to accept many tests that attempt to eliminate Type II errors entirely and are riddled with Type I errors. (As you know if you have been standing in the airport security line recently, where everyone with stainless-steel cufflinks gets pulled aside! Or, look at the whole global-warming hysteria!) This has been a long time coming. Some think that the increased “anxiety” and extra biopsies cost more than women actually dying of breast cancer. If you reduce the number of Type II errors (which the U.S. does) you are going to increase the number of Type I errors. This isn’t surprising. Indeed, “society” seems to accept many tests that attempt to eliminate Type II errors entirely and are riddled with Type I errors. (As you know if you have been standing in the airport security line recently, where everyone with stainless-steel cufflinks gets pulled aside! Or, look at the whole global-warming hysteria!)

]]> By: hoads http://healthblog.ncpa.org/new-mammogram-standard-how-much-is-your-life-worth/comment-page-1/#comment-48515 hoads Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:15:47 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=6920#comment-48515 It is so blatantly obvious what Obamacare is all about--taking healthcare dollars from one entitlement (Medicare) to create another entitlement spread over the population except, this expanded entitlement will come with so many strings attached that people will not realize they've been had until years down the road when explicit rationing will be rule. But, Dems are exploiting the ignorance of the majority healthy people who do not realize that they are exchanging their future healthcare needs when they really need it for the "security" of healthcare coverage today. Everyone should read this: http://www.newswithviews.com/Cosman/madeleine6.htm I think this might shed some light on the left's ideology that is driving the healthcare debate especially when considering Obama's quest to align us with international objectives at the expense of our individual freedoms and our country's sovereignty. It is so blatantly obvious what Obamacare is all about–taking healthcare dollars from one entitlement (Medicare) to create another entitlement spread over the population except, this expanded entitlement will come with so many strings attached that people will not realize they’ve been had until years down the road when explicit rationing will be rule. But, Dems are exploiting the ignorance of the majority healthy people who do not realize that they are exchanging their future healthcare needs when they really need it for the “security” of healthcare coverage today.

Everyone should read this: http://www.newswithviews.com/Cosman/madeleine6.htm

I think this might shed some light on the left’s ideology that is driving the healthcare debate especially when considering Obama’s quest to align us with international objectives at the expense of our individual freedoms and our country’s sovereignty.

]]> By: John Goodman http://healthblog.ncpa.org/new-mammogram-standard-how-much-is-your-life-worth/comment-page-1/#comment-48511 John Goodman Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:54:43 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=6920#comment-48511 The Wall Street Journal has a great editorial on this very topic this morning. The Wall Street Journal has a great editorial on this very topic this morning.

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