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Letter To The Editor On Increasing Access To Colorectal Cancer Screening
Congress has an opportunity to stand up for seniors by closing the Medicare loophole that currently can put up a financial barrier to access lifesaving colonoscopies. While individuals on private health care plans have the procedure covered as a ... Medicare to be charged for their screening if a polyp is found and removed during the procedure. Colorectal cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death among men and women combined in the United States, yet it is preventable and curable with regular screening. In fact, if everyone over the age of 50 received recommended colon cancer screenings, we could prevent half of all colorectal cancer deaths. That’s why I recently traveled to ...
Letter in North Platte Telegraph: Rep. Smith urged to co-sponsor colon cancer screening bill
Our lawmakers should be doing everything they can to help Nebraskans fight cancer. That’s why I’m urging Rep. Adrian Smith to co-sponsor the Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act, H.R. 1570. Colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death in men and women combined in America. In 2019, it is estimated to take the lives of 310 Nebraskans. But it doesn’t have to be ... of these deaths could be prevented by ensuring access to regular colorectal cancer screening. These preventive screenings are covered with no cost sharing for patients under private health insurance. But, due to a current loophole in federal law, older Americans on Medicare may owe up to ...
Letter To The Editor On Closing Loophole On Colonoscopy Payments
Congress has an opportunity to stand up for seniors by closing the Medicare loophole that currently can put up a financial barrier to access lifesaving colonoscopies. While individuals on private health care plans have the procedure covered as a ... Medicare to be charged for their screening if a polyp is found and removed during the procedure. Colorectal cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death among men and women combined in the United States, yet it is preventable and curable with regular screening. If everyone over the age of 50 received recommended colon cancer screenings, we could prevent half of all colorectal cancer deaths. That’s why I recently traveled to ...
Letter to the editor: Rep. Smith urged to co-sponsor colon cancer screening bill
Rep. Smith urged to co-sponsor colon cancer screening bill Our lawmakers should be doing everything they can to help Nebraskans fight cancer. That’s why I’m urging Rep. Adrian Smith to co-sponsor the Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act, H.R. 1570. Colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death in men and women combined in America. In 2019, it is estimated to take the lives of 310 Nebraskans. But it doesn’t have to be ... of these deaths could be prevented by ensuring access to regular colorectal cancer screening. These preventive screenings are covered with no cost sharing for patients under private health insurance. But, due to a current loophole in federal law, older Americans on Medicare may owe up to ...