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Screening for Lung Cancer Return to previous page 8/19/2019 1471 Views 1 Answer Last Activity: 2 years ago, netmouse Tags: Medicare screening Question: 0 netmouse 2 years ago I Care Report Comment Unlike I Care Report Comment Add an Answer Answers: Edit Remove Accept Unaccept Unlike I Care Report Comment Add an Answer Save Cancel Screening for Lung Cancer netmouse 2 years ago Add an Answer Answers Answer View More Save Cancel Tags: Subscribe: Subscribe: Your question has been submitted and is awaiting moderation. It is low-quality It is spam It does not belong here Other (enter below) Thank you for reporting this content, moderators have been notified of your submission. Close Anonymous Unfriend Friend Requested Friend Load More Close Destination Page Area Group Destination Content Title Title Article Type Copy comments I am appalled at Medicare's lack of meaningful screening for lung disease, and millions die early because of their bad decision - intent - to limit screenings. I'm guessing that most with lung disease are on Medicare for healthcare. This is how crazy Medicare screenings are. The only help is for lung cancer. They cover counseling to quit smoking. And they cover lung cancer screening by an annual CT Scan but only if you meet all criteria including only those who are a recent smoker (current or quit within 15 years) and age 55 - 77. Well that leaves me and millions out. They completely miss the #3 killer COPD leaving many millions at risk, when a dirt cheap breathing screening would let them live a pretty normal life, and not be an expensive medical burden on our health systems. They would rather pay billions in added healthcare costs than a few dollars to screen. And think of all that unnecessary suffering of individuals and their families and friends. How stupid.
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