As 2025 comes to a close, Equality Health (EH) is helping practices focus on what matters most—preventive care that changes outcomes. Cervical Cancer Screening (CCS) remains one of the most effective tools to prevent cancer and save lives. Regular screening has cut cervical cancer deaths by more than 50% in the past 30 years. When it’s found early, cervical cancer is highly treatable.
Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable cancers and there’s proof that screening works. Working together, we can help providers pave a better health outlook for your member panel into 2026 and beyond.
Why Cervical Cancer Screening Matters
- It prevents cancer before it starts. Pap and HPV tests can detect abnormal cells early so they can be treated before becoming cancer.
- Early detection saves lives. Screening has already reduced cervical cancer deaths by more than half.
- Screening improves equity. Historically marginalized populations face barriers to preventive care. Removing those barriers—through outreach, education, and cultural relevance—closes long-standing gaps in women’s health outcomes.
Screening Guidelines at a Glance
- Ages 21–29: Pap test every three years
- Ages 30–64: Choose one
- Pap test every three years, or
- Primary HPV test every five years, or
- Pap and HPV co-test every five years
- Age 65 and older: May stop screening if prior results are normal—determine together with the patient
- After hysterectomy: If the cervix was removed for a non-cancer reason, screening is typically not needed
New FDA update: Adults 30 and older can now self-collect HPV samples in a clinical setting. This expands access for patients who may be hesitant about traditional exams.
Prioritizing Screenings with CareEmpower’s New Worklist
EH’s CareEmpower platform now includes a 2025 Priority Screenings worklist—a practical, data-driven tool designed to simplify gap closure and support proactive outreach.
With the 2025 Priority Screenings Worklist, your care team can:
- Identify patients due for screening instantly. Filter by screening status, last test date, or population segment.
- Act directly from the Worklist. Schedule appointments, assign outreach, and mark screenings completed—all in one place.
- Track progress in real time. See how your practice is improving screening rates month over month.
- Target outreach for equity. Easily identify and engage patients in under-resourced communities where screening rates are historically lower.
This feature makes it easier to operationalize preventive care—turning data into action that improves outcomes and strengthens value-based performance.
Partnering with the EH Care Team and Your Provider Account Manager
You don’t have to do this work alone. Every practice in the EH network has access to our Care Team and a Provider Account Managers (PAM)— your trusted partners in closing care gaps and improving outcomes.
- The Care Team supports patient outreach, education, and follow-up for members who may have missed appointments or fallen out of touch. They help connect patients to care in ways that are culturally sensitive and community-rooted.
- Your Provider Account Manager is your go-to resource for all things EH. PAMs can help your practice:
- Review and interpret CareEmpower data
- Identify and prioritize members needing outreach
- Coordinate with EH programs and resources that can remove barriers to care
- Answer questions and connect you to the right internal EH experts
The Equality Health team helps you turn insight into action—simplifying the work of closing gaps and ensuring your patients get the preventive care they deserve.
EH Support That Makes Preventive Care Doable
EH partners with your practice to remove barriers and make value-based success achievable by providing:
- Automated reminders and population health reporting
- Practice coaching and CareEmpower training
- Patient engagement tools with language and cultural support
- Simplified documentation and claims processes
Together, we make preventive care predictable, efficient, and culturally responsive—helping your team focus on patient relationships, not paperwork.
The Bottom Line
Cervical cancer screening saves lives, reduces disparities, and supports stronger value-based performance. With the CareEmpower Worklist, the EH Care Team, and your Provider Account Manager, your practice has everything it needs to close screening gaps—efficiently, equitably, and with confidence.
