Jean Mitchell, professor of public policy, explains why reforming the way medical tests are reimbursed is a touchy subject:

"The reimbursement system needs to be changed because it's given them all the wrong incentives. Every dollar of health care expenditure represents income to a provider -- that's why cutting costs is so hard. Do you blame them? I don't."

Radiation Tests are Questioned

August 27, 2009, The Baltimore Sun