Insurance Companies Often Stand in the Way of Good Health Care

   I would guess there is no medical system in the world that is organized properly. Certainly, the health-care system in the United States is not.
   We have a wondrous array of medical tools available in our day. Some, such as the MRI, are common and well-known. Others, such as the EMG, are not. But, it does no good to have such modern advancements if they are not utilized. If you have an insurance system that screens out what it terms as unnecessary procedures, doctors are not going to be able to run the tests except when there are clear indications there is a need for the test. So, the test is only used to verify what is already suspected, instead of to find problems that otherwise remain hidden.
 In other words, early detection is not served. How wonderful it would be if we used these devices regularly. Many maladies would be detected earlier. False diagnoses would be less likely to happen since vastly more information would be on the table.
  Modern medicine would take a giant step forward.
   We need to organize our medical system so that insurance companies are not setting up road blocks in front of beneficial treatments and tests. Whether we get rid of insurance or just organize it so it does not stand in the way, we need to make testing much more available if we are to have a well run health-care system.