EIF'S National Colorectal Cancer Research Alliance News

• States Urged to Pass and Defend Patient Protection Laws Requiring Insurers to Cover Costs of Colon Cancer Screening

  March 1, 2011

  National Colorectal Cancer Legislation Report Card Shows Passage of New Preventive Screening Legislation Stalled, Leaving Many Without Coverage Options WASHINGTON – March 1, 2011 – Passage of laws requiring insurance providers to cover the costs of colon cancer screenings has stalled over the past two years and advocates are bracing to protect existing legislation in states that currently guarantee access to these lifesaving tests, a coalition of public health associations and medical professional societies reported today. The progress made in passing state-mandated coverage of colon cancer screening tests according to accepted medical guidelines has come to a near halt...

• States Urged to Pass and Defend Patient Protection Laws Requiring Insurers to Cover Costs of Colon Cancer Screening

  March 1, 2011

  National Colorectal Cancer Legislation Report Card Shows Passage of New Preventive Screening Legislation Stalled, Leaving Many Without Coverage Options WASHINGTON – March 1, 2011 – Passage of laws requiring insurance providers to cover the costs of colon cancer screenings has stalled over the past two years and advocates are bracing to protect existing legislation in states that currently guarantee access to these lifesaving tests, a coalition of public health associations and medical professional societies reported today. The progress made in passing state-mandated coverage of colon cancer screening tests according to accepted medical guidelines has come to a near...

• Only One State Passed Legislation in 2009 Requiring Insurers to Cover Costs of Colon Cancer Screening

  March 9, 2010

  Many States Putting Critical Lifesaving Legislation on Hold While Waiting for Congress to Act on Health Care Reform WASHINGTON – March 9, 2010 – Progress towards nationwide, state-mandated coverage of colon cancer screening according to accepted medical guidelines has slowed to a crawl as state legislators await the outcome of the health care reform debate at the federal level, a coalition of public health associations and medical professional societies reported today.  With a better grade for only a single state – Vermont – 2009 marks the least improvement in a single year since the Colorectal Cancer Legislation Report Card began in 2004.  ...