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Halt On X Ray Purchases Is Asked By Consumer Group
A health consumer group urged HEW to halt purchases of CAT scanners until benefits justify costs. They warn of waste from indiscriminate buying and call for objective studies on patient outcomes and hospital savings. CAT scanners cost about 400000 to buy and 300000 annually to operate with roughly 300 units in use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren E. Leary
AP Science
Wester Washington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
David Mathews
Health Research Group
Ralph Nader
Sidney M. Wolfe
Wolfe
Office of Technology Assessment
OTA
Congressional Research Agency
United States