Medicare Coverage of HIV Testing Could Boost Detection
CMS' decision last month to start covering HIV screenings for Medicare beneficiaries could address concerns by health experts that HIV/AIDS often goes undiagnosed in older U.S. residents. Many elderly people are never diagnosed with HIV because of stigmas associated with the disease and patients' belief that some symptoms are related to old age.
- "Medicare To Help With Screening for HIV in Older Americans" (Becker, Hartford Courant, 1/4).