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Statement on UnitedHealthcare’s Advance Notification Policy for Gastroenterology Services

Although UnitedHealthcare has decided not to implement its planned prior authorization policy in favor of an ill-defined advance notification program, we are concerned that this replacement policy creates a new pretext for future prior authorization requirements, which will delay care and limit access to life-saving colonoscopy and other endoscopic examinations that prevent cancer.
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Colorectal Cancer: Am I at Risk? Spanish Translation (Video)

En este video, el Dr. Benigno Varela del PACT Gastroenterology Center discute las disparidades que existen entre diferentes grupos étnicos en las tasas de detección de cáncer colorrectal y en las tasas de mortalidad asociadas con esta enfermedad. Existen disparidades en las tasas de detección por varias razones, incluyendo diferencias en acceso a cobertura de salud medica al igual que diferencias en recomendaciones por los proveedores de salud.
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The Value of Colonoscopy: The Gold Standard in Colorectal Cancer Screening (Video)

In this animated video, Dr. Lisa Mathew of South Denver Gastroenterology discusses the importance of being screened for colorectal cancer starting at age 45 and why colonoscopy remains the gold standard for colorectal cancer screening.
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Colorectal Cancer: Am I at Risk? Spanish Translation (Video)

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