1. Mis-SHAPEing public health policy.
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Spatz, Erica S. and Ross, Joseph S.
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LEGISLATIVE bills ,HEART radiography ,ATHEROSCLEROSIS ,HEALTH care reform ,DIAGNOSIS - Abstract
The author focuses on the Heart Attack Prevention Bill passed through the Texas legislature on June 19, 2009 and enacted in September. The bill, authored by the Screening for Heart Attack Prevention and Education (SHAPE) Task Force, mandates health insurance coverage of radiographic screening tests to diagnose asymptomatic atherosclerosis. She notes that the basic principles of the health care reform approaches in the U.S. are being challenged by the bill.
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- 2009
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