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This Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, AGA urges all Americans to know their screening options and be wary of insurance barriers that could hamper early detection

Bethesda, MD (March 1, 2024) – March marks the beginning of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, a time dedicated to increasing awareness and encouraging prevention of one of the deadliest cancers affecting Americans. The American Cancer Society (ACS) reports that colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of cancer deaths, and it is projected to […]

UHC’s promise to impose prior authorization for virtually all colonoscopies and endoscopies in “early 2024” puts critical care in limbo for its 27 million commercial beneficiaries

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec. 20, 2023) – Today, the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) issued the following statement on UnitedHealthcare’s destabilizing policies that are continuing to generate confusion and anxiety, increase administrative burden, and, most importantly, threaten patients’ access to the colonoscopies and endoscopies they need: This was a challenging year for patients who had an abnormal […]

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