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Look to the Future for Colorectal Screening Coinsurance Changes

Published on Tue Mar 16, 2021

Question: Is there a change this year in how Medicare pays for colorectal cancer screening colonoscopy that results in a biopsy or polyp removal? Texas Subscriber Answer: Medicare isn’t changing anything for 2021, but the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA) provides a schedule for upcoming changes to coverage. At issue are cases like you’ve described, when the beneficiary presents for [...]
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