[neverdem]

They are no good and cheap tests to screen for heart disease. I recently took an Armed Forces physical without even an electrocardiogram, a.k.a. ecg or ekg, and I'm 51 years old.

Without a history of heart disease or current signs and symptoms screening exams are very expensive and find very small numbers of patients with asymptomatic disease.

Even the annual physical exam is now being called into question. Doctors in private practice still like them only if they can bill separately for the tests and the re-imbursement rate is profitable.

[mewzilla]

How about a lipid profile? Do the troops get that routinely with their physicals? And maybe more tests for service folks over forty, or with a strong family history? If we're asking people to take these vaccinations, serve in these conditions, the least we can do is offer testing to nminimize risk. I for one wouldn't mind spending the money.