RT Now To Show your Support for NCCRA and Encourage State Legislators To Require Coverage for Colon Cancer Screening and Save Lives!
If you are 50 or older, or have a high risk of colon cancer due to factors such as a family history, your health insurance may not cover the cost of colorectal cancer screening tests depending on which state you live in.
In fact, 20 states – including Alabama, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Arizona, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah and Wisconsin – received ‘D’ or ‘F’ grades on the 2012 National Colorectal Cancer Legislation Report Card for failing to ensure their citizens’ colon cancer screening tests are covered by insurance. (In contrast, all 50 states have laws that require comprehensive coverage for breast cancer screenings.)
Colon cancer, if detected early, is curable in 90% of cases and is often entirely preventable through screening. It is time for every state to pass legislation requiring insurance coverage for colon cancer screening exams for everyone who needs them.
