The new rule went into effect on Tuesday.
A low-dose chest CT scan was administered to people 50 years and older who smoked at least a pack of cigarettes a day for 20 years and have quit smoking more than 15 years ago.
The updated recommendations will allow nearly 5 million more people to get screened for lung cancer each year.
UofL Health announced a $3.8 million investment Thursday to its Medical Center Northeast that will allow patients at the Brown Cancer Center to get results of their radiation or scans within hours.
Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of death for women and doctors in Louisville are warning people not to put off routine screenings amid the pandemic.
The Galleri blood test, developed by Californian healthcare company Grail, will be piloted with 165,000 patients in what the NHS described as a "world-first deal" in a news release Friday.