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USA: IN A FEW YEARS HEALTHCARE WILL ABSORB A THIRD OF THE GDP.

Orszag: " …often we witness a multiplication of useless clinical examinations and tests. I'll give you my case: I hurt my knee running a marathon. The doctor makes his diagnosis, but then says: get an MRI. I ask: how likely is this exam to change your conclusions and the therapy you gave me? Less than 1%, he replies. I didn't have the MRI done"

Go to the article published in Corriere Economia on 3-12-07

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