The Push to End Cancer Screening Purgatory
Tradeoffs
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The ACA Requires Initial Screening Tests to Be Free
The ACA required only initial screening tests to be free. If the first screening test a patient got was a colonoscopy, no charge. People with private insurance or Medicare were paying on average between $100 and $400 for follow-up testing. One in every three Americans struggles to afford an unexpected $400 bill.
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