US preventive services task force update and computed tomography for colorectal cancer screening among privately insured population (MDLinx)

As per the Affordable Care Act of 2010, it is mandatory for private health plans to fully cover the services recommended by the US Preventive Services Task Force. In June 2016, computed tomography colonography was added to the list of recommended tests for colorectal cancer screening by the Task Force. Researchers herein examined the privately insured population to determine the correlation among the updated recommendation, patient cost-sharing obligations, and the uptake of colorectal cancer screening through computed tomography colonography.