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5 questions to ask your doctor or other healthcare provider before you get any test, treatment, or procedure

Use these 5 questions to ask your doctor or other healthcare provider to make sure you end up with the right amount of care — not too much and not too little.

Some tests, treatments and procedures provide little benefit. And in some cases, they may even cause harm. Use the 5 questions to make sure you end up with the right amount of care — not too much and not too little.

Adapted from material developed by Consumer Reports. Under licence from the ABIM Foundation.

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2023
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