BACKPAGE: Expanding Access to Colonoscopies

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Expanding Access to Colonoscopies

Education is key

Last spring, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended colorectal cancer screening tests begin at age 45, lowering the recommended age from 50. The announcement also expanded coverage of colonoscopy under the Affordable Care Act’s prevention benefit.

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