Will We Abandon Womens Rights in the Name of Progressive Politics?

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112. An OB is not a fetal ultrasound specialist

in the way that a physician is not a mammogram technology specialist.

Is that clearer?

I was referred to an ultrasound specialist because of medical indications in my pregnancy, even though my OB did use an ultrasound herself when she determined the placement of the needle for the CVS biopsy. She showed me the screen when she did that, but wanted a specialist to look for specific issues.

My insurance didn't cover ultrasounds that were not medically indicated, however, I'm sure an OB who is looking to pay for a new machine might find a code that fit.

What year was this ultrasound?

Also, I never stated that "not performing an ultrasound on a patient increased costs." Requiring a gynecologist to offer an ultrasound requires that you have the equipment and staff available to any and everyone. It would be like requiring every single physicians' office to have a lab and technicians in their office to do bloodwork, when it may be more cost effective to share a between many on a floor, or send a patient to a walk in bloodwork lab. Is that clearer? NOT having a lab within the the office doesn't increase costs to patients, but requiring that they do will increase costs. Is that clearer?

For example if you are in a physicians office taking the abortion pill, that would require that they have an ultrasound in the office ready and available to offer, which would either prohibit them from providing that service, or increase the cost to cover the ultrasound machine they would not otherwise have. Is that clearer?


You can read that right here:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10028975353#post79

Is that clearer?