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That's pretty crazy because outside of cholesterol and A1C using blood tests for screening in asymptomatic populations has little proven benefit. EDIT: And the
by khuey 8y ago
That's pretty crazy because outside of cholesterol and A1C using blood tests for screening in asymptomatic populations has little proven benefit.
EDIT: And there's no benefit in testing cholesterol or A1C every two months unless you're actively tinkering with medication doses for people with high cholesterol or diabetes respectively.
- awkward 8y agoSorry if it was unclear - this was a large battery of tests, run one time.
- michaelt 8y agoIt doesn't matter if the test does anything, if the main aim is price discrimination. A company can boost profits by raising prices and offering a discount for anything inconvenient. Increase the price by $250. Then offer $50 off for spending an hour in a phone queue. $50 off for clipping a coupon out of a newspaper. $50 off for faxing us a photo of you with a shoe on your head. $50 off for making a pilgrimage to the hermit who lives on top of the mountain. $50 off for filling in a form only available on Flash on Konqueror on KDE2 on FreeBSD. Price-sensitive customers will go through the hassle to get 5x$50 off, price-insensitive customers will pay the extra $250. Thus, more profit from the latter without losing the former.