Computed tomography screening has become a benefit for Americans covered by Medicare. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Feb. 5 published a final decision to cover screening of current and former smokers, provided they meet stringent eligibility criteria. Beneficiaries will go through counseling, health professionals will be required to provide documentation that “shared decision-making”...
The Biden administration has left NIH in a weakened state, intensifying politicization of science on Capitol Hill and eroding the bipartisan support the government’s premier biomedical research agency has traditionally enjoyed.
