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Protecting Access to Preventive Care: The Role of Federal Guidelines in Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Coverage
Access to lifesaving preventive services, including cancer screening, relies on federal preventive care recommendations and guidelines that determine which screenings, tests, and services health insurance plans must cover without cost sharing, including who is eligible, the age at which services are recommended, and the frequency ... the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) and the Women’s Preventive Services Initiative (WPSI), whose guidelines are adopted by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). USPSTF and WPSI play complementary roles in ensuring coverage for preventive care services. ...
Overwhelming Majority of Cancer Patients and Survivors Support Broad Community Immunization and Oppose Limiting Access to Vaccines
... Key Findings Community immunization is very important to cancer patients and survivors; 88% say it is important for those they encounter in a health care facility to be up to date on vaccinations, and 83% say immunization is important for those in their broader community. 76% oppose states ... those around them are up to date on recommended vaccinations. Eighty-eight percent agree that it is important that those they encounter in their health care facilities are vaccinated and 73% say it is very important. Among those with school-aged children, 85% say it is important that those ...