title: Testing the connection. While numerous medical tests are available, some are questioning how often they are necessary--and who will pay for them.
abstract: With an ever-widening array of medical tests and screenings available for patients, the debate over what tests are necessary, and who should get them, has taken on new intensity. "What we want is targeted screening. You can use things like family history and lifestyle to determine whether it's needed", says David Mongillo, left, of the American Clinical Laboratory Association.
authors.forename: Shawn
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rhea
mesh_terms: D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement; D014481:United States; D019564:Unnecessary Procedures