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It's not looking too good. Healthcare professionals, unlike say insurance or pharmaceutical companies, do not have cohesive representation, which means we have much more limited bargaining power. Therefore we are the easiest thing to cut. We will be taking the biggest hit on this reform- not only in hidden taxes but also in reduced salary and in worse working conditions.

actually the mammogram recommendations have not changed from the objective suggested start to 50 from 40 - unfortunately. The committee who made the recommendation was unaffiliated with any special interest entity (including government) and they did not consider economic costs when doing the study. The committee found that the number of women who had to undergo chemotherapy and other interventions for false positive results between the ages of 40-50 far outweighed the number of women with actual positive results - something like one woman who actually had a dangerous cancer for every 30-40 who had to undergo dangerous treatments for benign cancers. HOwever this was skewed by the media of an example of 'rationing healthcare' when in reality it is just better policy. so it never passed. also, most countries in europe don't start mammogram screening until 50, some even 55.