CMS Considers Offering Medicare Coverage for HIV Screenings to All Beneficiaries

CMS has agreed to consider extending Medicare coverage for HIV screenings to all beneficiaries, after several HIV/AIDS advocacy groups pressured the agency to do so. The current Medicare policy provides coverage only to pregnant women and those who identify themselves as at-risk.

• "CMS Considers Covering HIV Screening for All Medicare Beneficiaries" (Dickson, Modern Healthcare, 8/19).