you're conflating "pushing for further tests" with "pushing for further treatment.' IMO, everyone should be entitled to as much data accumulation as they want.

you're conflating "pushing for further tests" with "pushing for further treatment.' IMO, everyone should be entitled to as much data accumulation as they want. Insurance companies can set reasonable thresholds, but if I want to pay out of pocket to get bloodwork done, that should be easy to get. Whether or not a doctor prescribes/advises a certain treatment is still firmly in their domain. The amount of biomarkers/biological evidence a patient has shouldn't sway a doctor's decision to alter a treatment plan. As a reasonably smart non-medical professional, I would rather have more data than less data, and it's paternalistic and a little condescending to say "no, you shouldn't actually take diagnostic tests because 'having that information might freak you out'"