Insurers Will Pay for Heart CT Screening

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/hotstories/6796055.html

See my July 2009 post:

Finally; the insurance companies or rather states are making a stand when it comes to fighting Heart Disease.

The CT scan is the most crucial way to detect early disease and up til now the insurance companies would not pay for them. I don't understand why? It makes good business sense to pay $1500 for a CT scan vs. $50K plus for open heart or stenting procedure.

Early detection is the key and finally the process is beginning. Way to go Texas! Hopefully soon the procedure will be implemented for those below 40 with family history or risks associated with the disease.

I realize detecting it early and stopping the disease will impact money made by hospitals on open heart and stenting procedures but colonoscopies have helped reduce colon issues; why not screen sooner for the number one killer in the country; HEART DISEASE!

There is enough information known now that the Disease could be eliminated by screening adolescents with simple VAP cholesterol testing at 18; then if risks are there followup with stress test and CT scan at 25 and 30?

HAVING GONE THRU 4 BLOCKED ARTERIES SINCE 40 YEARS OLD I WANT TO STAND AND SCREAM "PLEASE STOP THE MADNESS". IF THOSE IMPLEMENTING THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR EARLY DETECTION WOULD EXPERIENCE WHAT I HAVE GONE THRU THEY WOULD CHANGE THE PROCESS TO INCLUDE EARLY DETECTION & MAKE IT AVAILABLE AND AFFORDABLE FOR ALL!