Re:Taking the bite out of Lyme disease
by refurb on Wednesday May 07, 2025 @05:17AM
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Labcorp is one of several labs and most hospitals have their own labs and only send out specialized tests.
It is true - you can’t test every patient for everything. There is an estimated 1B primary care visits in the US each year. Assume every patient get 5 tests at $50 a test and you just spent a quarter of a trillion just on tests.
Re:Taking the bite out of Lyme disease
by fsagx on Wednesday May 07, 2025 @06:20AM
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The test itself for lyme must be inexpensive - The vet did a test for my dog as part of routine yearly office visit. I don't know if it's just in my area, or if it's common now.
It is true - you can’t test every patient for everything. There is an estimated 1B primary care visits in the US each year. Assume every patient get 5 tests at $50 a test and you just spent a quarter of a trillion just on tests.