Representatives Jim Glenn and Bob DeWeese have pre-filed a bill that would allocate $8 million over the next two fiscal years for colon cancer screening for uninsured patients in Kentucky, according to a Courier-Journal report.
The bill would fund the state's existing colon cancer screening program that was enacted in 2008 but never funded. It calls for $3 million next year and $5 million the following year and would cover screening for uninsured residents ages 50-64 as well as high-risk individuals.
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The bill would fund the state's existing colon cancer screening program that was enacted in 2008 but never funded. It calls for $3 million next year and $5 million the following year and would cover screening for uninsured residents ages 50-64 as well as high-risk individuals.
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Study: Virtual Colonoscopy Increases Colon Cancer Screening Rates
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