Tara Parker-Pope’s, “Too Much Medical Care?” has some interesting statements:

“A few years ago, my daughter sprained her ankle at dance camp. What happened next offers a glimpse into some of the problems in our nation’s health care system.”

“She was the victim of too much medicine. Every new blood test, scan or X-ray raised new questions, which led to more lab work, scans and X-rays. I know the doctors had good intentions, but it’s a truism of modern medicine that the more you test and scan and look for problems, the more likely you are to find something wrong. My daughter’s case had spiraled out of control.”

“The cost of this ankle injury had reached well into the thousands of dollars — I had lost track because it was all covered by my insurance“….(read more)