ACR Urges Radiologists to Provide Input to CMS Lung Cancer Screening Coverage Analysis
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Physician and Patient Groups Call On CMS to Update Medicare Lung Cancer Screening Coverage
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USPSTF Expands Lung Cancer Screening Eligibility Thresholds
The new thresholds can save lives and aid health equity efforts
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March 9, 2021 Final U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations to lower the initial age and smoking history requirements for lung cancer screening (LCS) reconfirm the lifesaving ability of these tests and present an opportunity for providers to re-engage screening age patients to save more lives.
The American College of Radiology (ACR) urges the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to quickly update its LCS National Coverage Decision to reflect the USPSTF changes. This combined USPSTF and CMS action would enable the medical community to strike a blow against the nation’s leading cancer killer by using LCS screening to its full advantage.
New USPSTF Lung Cancer Screening Eligibility Thresholds Can Save Lives and Aid Health Equity Efforts
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RESTON, Va., March 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Final U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations to lower the initial age and smoking history requirements for lung cancer screening (LCS) reconfirm the lifesaving ability of these tests and present an opportunity for providers to re-engage screening age patients to save more lives.
The American College of Radiology® (ACR®) urges the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to quickly update its LCS National Coverage Decision to reflect the USPSTF changes. This combined USPSTF and CMS action would enable the medical community to strike a blow against the nation s leading cancer killer by using LCS screening to its full advantage.