Colorectal cancer screening
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Bipartisan legislation dropped Feb. 8 increases Medicare reimbursement for procedures performed in a physician's office 10% and in outpatient facilities 30%. The "Colon Cancer Screening for Life Act of 2002," co-sponsored in the House by Benjamin Cardin (D-Md.) and Phil English (R-Penn.) and in the Senate by Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine), also provides coverage for consultation visits prior to a screening colonoscopy...