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Targeted public health education and policy changes, including Medicare coverage for heel qualitative ultrasound screening, are needed to address undetected and untreated osteoporosis in men.
Highlights the need for targeted public health education and policy changes, including Medicare coverage for heel qualitative ultrasound, to address undetected and untreated osteoporosis in men.
Osteoporosis is a disabling disease affecting 10 million Americans, leading to increased risk of fractures and poor functional ability. Although typically thought of as a women's disease, millions of men are diagnosed with osteoporosis or low bone mass, and the risk for osteoporotic fractures is increasing. To address undetected and untreated osteoporosis among men, public health education should be targeted to males. Insurance programs, including Medicare, should add the heel qualitative ultrasound (QUS) for age-eligible men with follow-up every 2 years. Policy changes should address funding of targeted education and prevention programs for aging males, including coverage of screening tests.
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Marx et al. (2009) conducted an editorial in Male Osteoporosis. Policy changes and public health education was evaluated. Targeted public health education and policy changes, including Medicare coverage for heel qualitative ultrasound screening, are needed to address undetected and untreated osteoporosis in men.
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