My partner was trained in primary care and basically said the same. Obviously it’s not so black and white - there are patients with risk levels that warrant regular checkups, but most people do not need them and for them risk of false positives outweighs an undiagnosed positive. The regularity of checkups should be a call made by the medical team and patient, not something pushed by insurance.
Some people in the comments are complaining this article encourages the other extreme, never visiting your doctor, but I think most researchers and doctors would argue that the frequency of checkups should be based on their view of your health and risks. Too frequent or too rare check ups are both a problem.
Some people in the comments are complaining this article encourages the other extreme, never visiting your doctor, but I think most researchers and doctors would argue that the frequency of checkups should be based on their view of your health and risks. Too frequent or too rare check ups are both a problem.