Screening for disease? Beware!

I’d like to address the challenging issue, even at the considerable risk of offending others with my perspective. What I’d like to discuss is the widely prevailing myth that preventive health care with a heavy emphasis upon screening is the way to reduce our overall health care expenditures. I’m sure I’ve already raised a few hackles out there because the idea that proactive prevention is the way to go, rather than providing reactive treatment, is a deeply-ingrained concept for many of us.