Noting recent research indicating that many cancer screenings are of dubious value, Ezra Klein opines: as long as doctors are telling scared and uncertain patients that they need to get screened, they’re getting screened. The moment they stop telling patients to get screened, screenings will plummet. In health care, doctors are really the relevant decision-makers. And right now, they don’t have the evidence to make good decisions nor the incentives to make cost-effective decisions.
A CT Scan foregone
A CT Scan foregone
A CT Scan foregone
Noting recent research indicating that many cancer screenings are of dubious value, Ezra Klein opines: as long as doctors are telling scared and uncertain patients that they need to get screened, they’re getting screened. The moment they stop telling patients to get screened, screenings will plummet. In health care, doctors are really the relevant decision-makers. And right now, they don’t have the evidence to make good decisions nor the incentives to make cost-effective decisions.