Re: Aren't monthly urine checks part of routine OB care?

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Althoug we still do it, some physicians and insurance companies did a study and found routine urines were not "cost effective" and some HMO physicians have eliminated this simple and inexpensive test.

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Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
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