Ray’s Blog

Colonoscopies are essential because they actually prevent colon cancer! And although the American Cancer Society and the National Cancer Institute recommend colonoscopies for everyone starting at age 50, and for those at high risk even younger, there is no Federal legislation requiring health insurers to cover this procedure for anyone. If you are on Medicare and 65 and older, you are covered, otherwise, not necessarily. As documented by EIF in their Colorectal Cancer Legislative Report Card, half the states in the country do not require coverage by law. And it’s been proven that when covered, more people will get screened which in turn decreases incidence of the disease. New York State is one of the states that DOES NOT require this of insurers. What you can do is take action and visit the Colorectal Cancer Coalition’s (C3) CoverYourButt.org which monitors Congress and lobbies for a Federal law.