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Surely the issue is the broken healthcare system in the US? Proactive care is good. Testing is good. However the insurance / healthcare cartel behaviour that'

by lwhi 3y ago

Surely the issue is the broken healthcare system in the US? Proactive care is good. Testing is good. However the insurance / healthcare cartel behaviour that's fuelled as a result is devastatingly expensive.

kashunstva 3y ago
> Testing is good. Not always. It depends on the performance characteristics of the test, i.e. the sensitivity and specificity. Tests with high sensitivity and low specificity often reveal indeterminate results that, in an effort to gain more certainty, expose the patient to significant procedural risk.