Medicare to cover CT lung screening in high risk patients

[Burt Radnolds]

One would have to think this will significantly bump the number of SBRT lung cases seen.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/11/u...reenings-for-older-longtime-smokers.html?_r=0

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[medgator]

One would have to think this will significantly bump the number of SBRT lung cases seen.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/11/u...reenings-for-older-longtime-smokers.html?_r=0

Correct, but also more likely lobectomies, segmentectomies and wedge resections.

Surprised it took them this long. I know it got a category "B" recommendation from the USPSTF so that made private insurers automatically responsible for coverage per the recent ACA regulations, but surprisingly, medicare was not affected by this