Lincoln County approves lowering preventive colonoscopy screening age to 40 in county plan

Lincoln County commissioners approved a recommendation from McCormack Insurance to lower the preventive colonoscopy screening age to 40 in the county's Health EZ plan, the minutes show.

Dennis McCormack and Gwen King of McCormack Insurance reviewed the county aggregate analysis and Sterling Medical utilization report and requested the county broaden the preventive‑screening guideline to include colonoscopy screening beginning at age 40. The minutes state "The Commissioners approve this change." No further policy text or effective date is recorded in the minutes; the clerk’s office and benefits administrator are the likely implementers of the plan change.

The minutes do not record dissenting discussion or a formal vote tally; the change appears as an administrative approval recorded in the meeting minutes.