A case in front of the U.S. Supreme Court could limit the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force's role in preventive care coverage under the Affordable Care Act, according to a March 7 article published in the

根据3月7日发表的一篇文章，美国最高法院面前的一个案件可能会限制美国预防服务工作组在《平价医疗法案》下对预防性护理覆盖的作用。

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美国管理式医疗护理杂志

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The American College of Gastroenterology has warned the court that limiting the authority of USPSTF could result in millions of Americans losing access to free colorectal cancer screenings.

美国胃肠病学院警告法院，限制USPSTF的权力可能导致数百万美国人失去免费结直肠癌筛查的机会。

'Simply put, the implications of the Court’s upcoming decision on patient care and public health should not be understated,' Amy Oxentenko, MD, president of ACG,

“简而言之，法院即将作出的裁决对患者护理和公共卫生的影响不应被低估，”ACG主席艾米·奥森特恩科医学博士表示，

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in a March 5 press release. 'We informed the Supreme Court of how much progress we’ve made in recent decades in preventing colorectal cancer deaths through colonoscopy with polypectomy, but also warned the justices how much is at stake in this moment – especially as incidence rates continue to rise among younger Americans.'.

在3月5日的新闻发布会上表示：“我们向最高法院通报了近几十年来通过结肠镜息肉切除术在预防结直肠癌死亡方面取得的进展，但也警告了大法官们当前的利害关系——尤其是当发病率持续上升的情况下。”

On March 3, ACG submitted an amicus brief to the court warning of the public health implications of invalidating USPSTF recommendations.

3月3日，ACG向法院提交了一份法庭之友简报，警告撤销USPSTF建议可能带来的公共卫生影响。

The USPSTF’s recommendations are currently leveraged by 16 states in their colorectal cancer screening insurance mandates.

美国预防服务工作组的建议目前被16个州在其结直肠癌筛查保险规定中采用。

Additionally, preventive services of the ACA have saved countless lives by eliminating patient cost-sharing, a major barrier to care, according to the release.

此外，根据该发布内容，ACA的预防性服务通过消除患者费用分摊这一主要障碍，挽救了无数生命。

Out-of-pocket expenses deter patients from getting colon cancer screenings. ACG has warned the court that the U.S. could experience lower screening rates and higher death rates if the decision is affirmed.

自费支出使患者望而却步，不敢进行结肠癌筛查。美国胃肠病学院警告法院，如果该裁决得到确认，美国的筛查率可能会下降，死亡率可能会上升。

Overall, incidence rates of colorectal cancer have fallen by nearly 50% in recent decades, which the ACG attributes to increased screenings and lower screening costs.

总体而言，近年来结直肠癌的发病率下降了近50%，美国胃肠病学会认为这归功于筛查的增加和筛查成本的降低。