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Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Lung Cancer Screening Guidelines Could Cost Medicare Billions
A study of Medicare beneficiaries with a history of heavy smoking found that new lung cancer screening guidelines would likely double the proportion of lung cancers found at an early stage, but at a steep cost of more than $9 billion over five years. Meanwhile, a new Medicare program means that seniors will soon have the option to receive palliative care services from certain hospice providers while still getting treatment for their illness.
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