LDCT screening significantly reduces lung cancer deaths. The test works as well in people age 65 and over as it does in those 50-64. It has been shown to be cost effective in Medicare and privately insured patients. Published results show no undue or lasting patient anxiety from the exam results process.
"The infrastructure is in place to help ensure the quality, safety and consistency of these exams. Medicare just needs to provide coverage to support these efforts and help physicians save lives," said Douglas E. Wood, M.D., immediate past president of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.
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The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires private insurers to cover medical exams that receive a USPSTF grade of "B" or higher. The ACA does not specify that Medicare beneficiaries receive full coverage for these services. As it stands, the privately insured would have ready screening access, while Medicare beneficiaries remain at higher risk of lung cancer death due to lesser screening access.
"The time tested breast cancer screening framework has been readily adapted to enable safe, appropriate and high-quality lung cancer screening. It is time for Medicare to support this process by covering these exams so that we can bring this lifesaving technology to people at risk for lung cancer," said Ella Kazerooni, M.D., FACR, chair of the American College of Radiology Lung Cancer Screening Committee and American College of Radiology Thoracic Imaging Panel.
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To speak with Dr. Kazerooni, contact Shawn Farley at 703-648-8936 or PR@acr.org.
To speak with Dr. Wood, contact Cassie McNulty at 312-202-5865 or cmcnulty@sts.org.
To speak with Ms. Ambrose, contact Kay Cofrancesco at 302-521-5716 or kay@lungcanceralliance.org.
To speak with Mr. Wender, contact Apryl Lovett-Brown at 404-329-4398 or apryl.lovett-brown@cancer.org.
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