Colorectal Cancer Screening

According to the American Cancer Society, colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of cancer deaths when numbers for men and women are combined. ¶¶Òô´ó¹Ï advocates for policies and federal funding to increase awareness of the value of colorectal cancer screening. Protect access to age-appropriate preventive colorectal cancer screening and surveillance colonoscopy without patient cost-sharing.

Key Issues

Update Federal Guidance: Request the Department of Health and Human Services to revise FAQ guidance for commercial insurers under the Affordable Care Act to include surveillance colonoscopy in the screening continuum without cost-sharing.

Immediate Elimination of Cost Sharing for CRC Screening: Advocate for legislation that would eliminate cost-sharing using an accelerated timeline for Medicare beneficiaries undergoing preventive screening colonoscopy with polyp removal.

Colorectal Cancer Screening Awareness: Increase public education on the importance of colorectal cancer screening.