Letter: ‘Cut’ proves costly to state

The state of Illinois thinks it is saving money by cutting out chiropractic and other non-medical services from Medicaid. But as this article by a Mattoon chiropractor illustrates, one always has to think about the law of unintended consequ

ences. Why do you think politicians and insurance companies commonly think that cutting chiropractic and non-medical services will save money instead of looking at the big costs like surgeries, drugs, and unnecessary testings?

Letter: ‘Cut’ proves costly to state

This is a very good article by Dr. Sunjay Gupta, a neurosurgeon and chief medical correspondent for CNN. I would be one to argue that Americans health suffers because of too much medical treatment and testing which leads to much additional patient disability and cost. Do you think Americans get too much medical treatment or not enough treatment?

More is not always better in medicine