Reply #232: If you are having that problem, you can do some things about it.

[No Elephants]

You can ask for a copy of your test results.

You can ask why your earlier test results are not usuable on this go round. You may learn there's a reason. If not, you've spared yourself an unnecessary test.

You can report duplication to whatever program you are in, on the condition of anonymity.

When it comes to massive fraud via phony bills, funny bookkeeping and the like, the patient will never know and Medicare or Medicaid have to be awake.

However, when it comes to the kind of thing you are talking about, the patient is the first line of defense. Besides, your body doesn't want a lot of scans, blood tests and the like.

The fewer times you get stuck with a needle, the less risk of infection and the like. The less you are exposed to radiation the better. And who needs extra appointments to keep or extra stops at the clinic.