There was a story on NPR a couple days ago where they were talking to a man that had Monkey Pox. He went to the doctor and told him he was pretty certain he had

There was a story on NPR a couple days ago where they were talking to a man that had Monkey Pox. He went to the doctor and told him he was pretty certain he had it. The doctor wouldn't even order the test. There was a fair amount more to the story but, if I recall correctly, he had to go to like 4 different doctors to even get one to order the test; and it came back positive. They then went on to discuss it with (someone related to the medical / testing field in some way) who explained that it's very hard to order a test for; something about there being a limited number of labs that can test for it or some such. And doctors needed to justify the test and would likely be on the phone for an hour just to get it ordered. As such, a lot of doctors just... won't, because it's such a commitment of time/effort to do so. Edit: I think this is the story (it was the radio when I encountered it) https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/06/25/1107416457/monkeypox-outbreak-in-us https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/06/25/1107416... > Providers have to go out of their way to order a test. They have to receive permission and instructions from local or state labs, Nuzzo says. The process is cumbersome and often time-consuming. Sometimes a doctor has to sit on the phone for hours.