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NPR from 2015: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/04/06/397100748/maybe-you-should-skip-that-annual-physical https://www.npr.org/sections/health-sho
by canucker2016 3y ago
NPR from 2015: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/04/06/397100748/maybe-you-should-skip-that-annual-physical https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/04/06/3971007...
"Each visit usually costs insurers just $150, but with so many people getting them, that adds up fast.
"We estimate that it's about $10 billion a year, which is more than we spend as a society on breast cancer care,""
- djohnston 3y agoThat seems like a dumb statistic. What we spend in absolute dollars on breast cancer vs an exam that everyone has is a silly comparison.