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To: pieceofthepuzzle

Sounds to me like they are over billing. Doubtful if the person actually got the scans.
My mother was a breast cancer patient and it metasticized into a brain tumor. She was on Meicare and was treated at our great cancer facility herefor years before she finally died.
She had a cat scan every 6 months. Never had one twice in the same day.


12 posted on 06/18/2011 3:08:19 PM PDT by sheana
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To: sheana

This story is absolutely true. I work with seniors and my cousin is a nurse. She is leaving nursing because she said they are WHICH she says is a reason for a DIALYSIS place on every corner. Some folks are damaged for life because of all the scans and become dialysis patients.


17 posted on 06/18/2011 3:49:59 PM PDT by chicagolady (Mexican Elite say: EXPORT Poverty Let the American Taxpayer foot the bill !)
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To: sheana

I get them every year or so to monitor benign tumors on the liver and my doctor has stated on more than one occasion CT scans should be greatly limited, that they are dangerous. They will use ultrasound and MRI when they can. Amazing what they are doing to the people on Medicare/Medicaid.


21 posted on 06/18/2011 6:37:04 PM PDT by nurees (Oh...there is a NEW Mexico (Homer Simpson))
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