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The independent panel whose 2021 recommendation to lower screening age to 45 triggered mandatory insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act. - Determines insurance coverage requirements
Colorectal cancer now kills more Americans under 50 than any other cancer. James Van Der Beek, the actor who played Dawson Leery in the defining teen drama of the late 1990s, died February 11 at age 48 after a 30-month battle with the disease—becoming the latest public figure to put a face on an epidemic that medical guidelines have only recently begun to address.
Updated Feb 11
USPSTF is the lightning rod: evidence-based medicine that keeps getting dragged into court and politics. - Its recommendations drive a large portion of ACA no-cost coverage and attract litigation.
People think “preventive care is free” is a fixed promise. It isn’t. It’s a living list that gets edited through a notice-and-comment process—then quietly becomes binding later when plan years roll over.
Updated Dec 20, 2025
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