January 22, 2026
HRSA Announces New Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines
This month, the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy’s (FORHP’s) parent agency announced updated cervical cancer screening guidelines that include a new option for women to self-collect samples for screening. Additionally, the guideline includes new language requiring most insurance plans to cover any additional testing needed to complete the screening process for malignancies.
Recent research shows a rate of cervical cancer that is 25 percent higher in rural areas; the same study found the rate of cervical cancer deaths is 42 percent higher.
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