Heart to Heart

There is a new CAT Scan in our local hospital. I read about it in a story last week.  This machine is so precise that it will take a 3D image of your heart in 10 sec. The article said that the images are so detailed that this test would eliminate the need of a heart catheterization. 

I went to see my Doctor last week and asked him about this test. He told me that Insurance companies would not pay for it. It would cost me $1,500 cash to get it done. I asked why.  He told me that most people were scared to have a heart catheterization and would only consent to one if they were in medical trouble.  He said that if people were worried about their heart they would flock to get this new test done lowering the profit margin of Ins. Companies. He also said that if a blockage was found then it would require a heart catheterization to insert a stent. This would cost INS companies even more money.

What it boils down to is money. There is a test that is cheap, fast, and noninvasive and could save many lives but is not available to Americans because it cuts into the profits of corporations.  Best health care in the world my ass.

SINGLY PAYER NON PROFIT HEALTH CARE!