The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Requirement for Shared Decision-making for Lung Cancer Screening

This Viewpoint discusses implications of the USPSTF 2021 lung cancer screening recommendation update, which broadens the number of patients eligible for screening, for CMS' shared decision-making requirement, arguing that to make shared decision-making a reality, CMS should reimburse these visits delivered by nonphysician staff and/or telehealth.

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The updated lung cancer screening recommendation broadens the eligibility criteria for screening, and the article suggests that CMS should reimburse visits delivered by nonphysician staff and/or telehealth to make shared decision-making a reality.