Here’s what you should know.
1. The initiative aims at screening more than 80 percent of the 50-year-old and older population by 2018.
2. Scott & White is the second Texas-based payer to sign onto the program.
3. Scott & White plans to encourage its beneficiary base to undergo a screening, and to increase awareness around the disease.
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