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Also, can we pass a law that if the person doing a screening colonoscopy finds "1 polyp" that turns the diagnostic into a far more profitable "treatment" they l
by Ensorceled 8y ago
Also, can we pass a law that if the person doing a screening colonoscopy finds "1 polyp" that turns the diagnostic into a far more profitable "treatment" they lose their medical license? And can we make that law retroactive?
- ch4s3 8y ago> can we make that law retroactive No, we can't make laws retroactive, at least not in the US, and why would you want that anyway? *edit for formatting
- wafflebear 8y agoOnly criminal laws are prohibited from being retroactive, because the Supreme Court works in mysterious ways.
- ch4s3 8y agoI assumed the parent meant a criminal penalty. But, I still don't understand why anyone would want the government to have such a capricious legislative power.
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- riahi 8y agoSo you want a second, diagnostic colonoscopy to remove the polyp rather than converting the screening into a diagnostic at time of service? This would require another bowel prep, another round of anesthesia, and even more operative time, and yes, another colonoscopy charge.
- Ensorceled 8y agoThe point is, there sometimes isn’t a polyp, they take a chunk out of your bowel and say the did a polyp removal.
- tehwebguy 8y agoIf one has some way to prove this there is plenty of legal recourse already available.
- riahi 8y agoAgreed. That would be an easy fraud case to prove. As an extra check, all these polyps get inspected under a microscope by a pathologist to make sure they aren't cancer. They would also be committing fraud to say the "not a polyp" was a polyp.
- lloyd-christmas 8y agoThis is already a law. Polyp removal is included in the cost of a screening colonoscopy as per the ACA. It's only not included if the patient decides they want to do it at a different time.