US Approves Medicare Coverage for Lung Cancer Screening
US approves Medicare coverage for lung cancer screening – US health regulators on Thursday approved Medicare coverage for lung cancer screening by low-dose CT, the first time the government health insurance program for the elderly and disabled will pay for such a program of early detection in an effort to save lives.
The decision applies to Medicare beneficiaries aged 55-77 who are current smokers or who quit within the last 15 years, and who racked up at least 30 “pack years.” The latter is possible if they smoked one pack a day for 30 years, for instance, two packs a day for 15 or three packs a day for a decade.
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced that the coverage is effective immediately and available nationwide.
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