Medicare: Few Beneficiaries Use Colorectal Cancer Screening and Diagnostic Services
T-HEHS-00-68
Published: Mar 06, 2000. Publicly Released: Mar 06, 2000.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed Medicare beneficiaries' use of screening and diagnostic services to prevent colorectal cancer, focusing on: (1) the extent to which Medicare beneficiaries (both aged and disabled) are using colorectal cancer screening and diagnostic services; and (2) efforts to address barriers identified as limiting use.
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