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Magnetic Fields
Some people fear that magnets
can have harmful effects on
humans. Although no such effects have been established, some still may object to the PCS and its magnetic field, even though the PCS would have magnetic shielding. |
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Modifying Hospital Equipment
A negative consequence of the PCS
will be that its use of the PCS could
make the price of hospital care rise. The hospitals will have to replace or modify all hospital beds, examination tables, MRI machine tables, emergency room gurneys, ambulance gurneys and x-ray tables that they use.
Healthcare Prices
Because the PCS could raise
healthcare costs, not all hospitals will
be able to use it, meaning that there will be a larger inequality in care between richer and poorer hospitals than there is today. Jobless or uninsured people will probably not have the advantage of using the PCS, whereas the richer or insured people would have that advantage. |
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Negative Consequences
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Insurance companies
Insurance companies may be
opposed to paying for the
patient's hospital visit in a hospital that uses the PCS because of the harmful effects magnets might have. Hospitals and insurance companies might be afraid that someone would get some lasting sickness, blame it on the magnetic fields, and use that as an excuse for a lawsuit. |
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