医保计划现在覆盖虚拟结肠镜,以改善结肠癌筛查服务。 Medicare now covers virtual colonoscopies to improve colorectal cancer screening access.

医疗保险现在涵盖侵入性较小的直肠癌检测,包括虚拟结肠镜,它使用CT扫描来生成 3D 结肠图像。 Medicare now covers less invasive colorectal cancer tests, including virtual colonoscopies, which use CT scans to create 3D colon images. 目的是减少影响农村居民和某些种族群体的癌症差异。 This aims to reduce cancer disparities affecting rural residents and certain racial groups. 这些测试的侵扰性较小,不需要镇静剂和缩短完成时间,可以改善可及性和可负担性,鼓励更多筛查,并有可能挽救生命。 The less invasive nature of these tests, requiring no sedation and shorter completion time, could improve accessibility and affordability, encouraging more screenings and potentially saving lives.