tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709715062681399199.post3602840590582393961..comments2023-07-20T10:37:28.692-04:00Comments on Grumpy Abe: The troubling return of Ari FleischerGrumpy Abehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01012210966022330986noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709715062681399199.post-33597516829048791152012-02-07T20:46:12.776-05:002012-02-07T20:46:12.776-05:00Unfortunately, I don't think we' ve heard ...Unfortunately, I don't think we' ve heard the last of this matter. Komen's guarded retreat was qualified by noting that it still intended to provide financial support "directly" to organizations that provide on-premises mammograms. Since only a limited number of Planned Parenthood clinics have such services, they refer clients to labs that do. This, by the way, is the same practice of many primary-care doctors as well, who conduct breast exams and refer patients with suspicious symptoms to facilities with mammography equipment. The real issue here is not whether PP clinics do mammograms but whether lower-income women who visit the clinics will get the same low- or no-cost diagnostic opportunity as their well-off or insured sisters.David Hessnoreply@blogger.com