Insurers to Cover Follow-Up Colonoscopy Without Cost-Sharing for Patients

Advocacy wins are on a roll! Last year, guidelines changed to recommend colorectal cancer screening begin at age 45 for average-risk individuals. This week, additional guidelines came out saying that commercial insurance plans can’t charge patients if they need a colonoscopy after receiving a positive result on a non-invasive colorectal cancer screening test (like FIT or Cologuard®)!