The AGA created an Executive Committee on the Screening Continuum to develop AGA Position Statements, which highlight the continuum of CRC screening, identify barriers, and work with stakeholders to eliminate existing barriers. These principles anticipate new, evolving screening strategies, which are still in development. Each statement is evidence-based. Read More >>
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Remove Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening
Currently, seniors are not charged coinsurance for a routine colonoscopy screening. However, if a polyp is discovered during the screening and removed, which is the appropriate standard of care, seniors face paying high coinsurance fees. This occurs because the removal of the polyps or tissue triggers a change in the classification of the service provided from a “screening” service to a “therapeutic” or “diagnostic” service under Medicare’s billing codes. Thus, patients are often surprised by these out-of-pocket costs for what ends up being a potentially life-saving, medically necessary procedure.
DHPA strongly supports the Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act (H.R. 1570 S. 668), bipartisan legislation to remove financial barriers to life-saving colorectal cancer screenings and treatment for Medicare beneficiaries. The legislation, introduced by Congressmen Dent (R-PA-15) and Payne (D-NJ-10), as well as Senators Brown (D-OH), Wicker (R-MS) enjoys broad, bipartisan support in both chambers.
DHPA Supports USPSTF Recommendations for CRC Screening Beginning at Age 45 and More Research on Effectiveness of sDNA-FIT Screening on CRC Mortality Outcomes
DHPA voiced its support for the final recommendation by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) that Americans begin screening for colorectal cancer at the age of 45, an update of 2016 guidelines.
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DHPA Supports USPSTF Recommendations to Begin CRC Screening at 45, Calls for More Research on Disparities in Communities of Color
While supporting the draft recommendations overall, Dr. Glenn Littenberg, DHPA chair of health policy, expressed some concern about USPSTF’s recommendations with respect to screening colonoscopy versus stool-based CRC screening.
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Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act (HR. 1017, S. 479)
The Digestive Health Physicians Association strongly supports the Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act (H.R. 1017, S. 479), bipartisan legislation to remove financial barriers to life-saving colorectal cancer screenings and treatment for Medicare beneficiaries. The legislation, introduced by Congressmen Dent (R-PA-15), Payne (D-NJ-10) and Lance (R-NJ-7) as well as Senators Brown (D-OH), Wicker (R-MS), […]
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Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017 (Infographic)
Learn why Medicare patients will continue to face unfair fees for colonoscopies unless Congress passes the Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act.
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