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A 3 page paper which examines whether insurance companies should require individuals to receive an annual entire body CT scan in order to detect health issues. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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hand, involves a sense of instilling fear in consumers in relationship to their health, and, on the other hand, a topic that seems to be more focused on economic gain
than it is on the health of individuals. It is such a complex topic that thousands of books could be written on the topic and still the topic would not
have been completely examined. One current issue involves whether or not insurance companies should require individuals to have an annual whole body CT scan to detect problems before they need
extensive treatment. The following paper examines this topic as seen through 4 different articles. Insurance Companies and CT Scans In an article by Maugh and Costello (2004) it
is first noted that, "The radiation from a single whole-body scan is equal to that from 100 mammograms and is similar to that received by survivors of the atomic bombings
of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan - about 1 1/2 miles from the explosions." It is apparently equal to 7 years of radiation (Maugh; Costello, 2004). While one could well argue
that if a problem is found, the health risks incurred by the whole body CT scan is nothing compared to being able to treat a problem in time to make
a difference. But, on the other hand, if a person gets one every year, if they are required to get one every year, this seems to be something that may
well cause problems in ones health. It would perhaps clearly be a reason for insurance companies not to require an annual full body CT scan. In a CNN interview a
doctor, when asked if CT scans, full body scans, are simply money makers for individuals, and as such have not really proven beneficial, stated, "There is not conclusive evidence showing
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