Which of the following statements is true about medical rationing?

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Rationing does not mean that you cannot acquire the medical care that you want regardless of cost, if you can afford to pay for it on your own. If you want proton beam treatment, an expensive therapy for prostate cancer, fine; pay for it. Evidence-based medicine suggests we offer medical screenings too frequently (e.g., Pap smears every year or two), too soon in the life cycle (e.g., mammograms in one's 40s) or too late in the life cycle (e.g., colonoscopies in one's 80s and beyond), and too routinely (e.g., prostate-specific antigen tests). Rationing on the basis of scientific evidence makes sense in a country with runaway medical costs.

Which of the Following Statements Is True About Medical Rationing