Lung Cancer Is Not Just For Smokers
10.31.11 Dave FisherWhile the majority of people with lung cancer are lifetime smokers, 15 percent are actually diagnosed having never smoked. Read More
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CT Saves Lives
09.01.11 Dave FisherInitial findings from the National Lung Screening Trial show that current and former heavy smokers can reduce their risk of death by 20 percent with annual CT screenings. Read More
National Study Finds Low-Dose CT Reduces Lung Cancer Deaths
07.08.11 Dave FisherNew findings from the National Lung Cancer Screening Trial (NLST) published in last week’s New England Journal of Medicine found that screening smokers with low-dose CT significantly reduces their risk of dying from lung cancer. Read More
Senate Introduces Lung Cancer Bill
05.02.11 Dave FisherLast week, Senators Feinstein, Isakson and Kerry introduced S.752, the bipartisan Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act of 2011, with the goal reducing lung cancer deaths in the U.S. by 50 percent by 2020. Read More
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Patient Access to Medical Imaging
04.25.12 | Gail RodriguezMITA released a report yesterday detailing the troubling impact of insurance coverage denials on patient access to medical imaging procedures. Data gathered by the Patient Advocacy Foundation (PAF) show that denials for patients seeking potentially life-saving medical imaging services have doubled in the past four years. Of even greater concern is the finding that 90 percent of the reversed denials for imaging services were actually covered by patients’ health plans. And on average, PAF’s professional case managers required 15.4 contacts per patient case to resolve the imaging issue, meaning it took on average more than 15 phone calls, letters or emails to determine why the imaging test was being denied coverage. Read More
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