As a healthcare professional working in a larger hospital covering surgical units, I see a lot of very sad cases. I also get to see some amazing miracles. I know many different healthcare professionals from my workplace, previous workplaces, from my school days.
In today's era of rocketing healthcare cost, and the politics that has been going on that regulates the healthcare industry, there has been a lot of talk going on. Recently, one of my follow healthcare professional (same profession, different area of specialty - more community-based as I am hospital-based) recently ranted on social media about ongoing voting system that the medical community is doing with routine cancer screens based on the most current research available. She basically does not understand why they would feel the need to take away funding on any cancer screening test unless the physician was 100% positive there was no cancer. This is such an unrealistic view. Some of the screening tests expose people to radiation, lead to invasive biopsy procedures, or even surgery. For what reason? To find out that you don't have cancer? Is it okay if the doctor might accidentally kill you with these screens and tests and procedures along the way? What about the emotional and mental drain you feel as you go through all this?
However, with all that being said: that doesn't say that you can't pay out of pocket for these screening tests and all the follow-ups involved. It just means the government can't force Medicare/Medicaid or private insurance to pay for it. If you really want to reassure yourself, you can take on that financial burden, but don't expect everyone else to take it on for you.
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