The blood draw looks more comprehensive than you'd usually get in the US (the author mentions mercury for instance). Also, radiology is something that is usual

The blood draw looks more comprehensive than you'd usually get in the US (the author mentions mercury for instance). Also, radiology is something that is usually done only if they find something wrong during a standard checkup or if the patient is complaining about something, and that is going to bump up the price to above the usual $250 or whatever. I've never heard of cognitive tests, comprehensive eye exams, DXA scans, or comprehensive hearing tests being part of a normal checkup. All of these things can be done but the costs would add up and they'd often be done by different doctors on different days and usually using different emr's that don't talk to each other. Also, the author points out that "the most valuable aspects of the exam, though, is time with an experienced physician who simply has nowhere else to be". This is something that you will not get in a $250 yearly checkup from my experience.