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Article: American College of Gastroenterology Applauds New Medicare Colorectal Cancer Screening Legislation; Bi-Partisan 'Colon Cancer Screen for Life Act' Introduced.
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- February 8, 2002
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WASHINGTON -- New legislation introduced today in Congress aims to improve utilization of lifesaving colorectal cancer screening among Medicare beneficiaries. Dr. Edgar Achkar, President of the American College of Gastroenterology, as well as representatives from the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and the American Gastroenterological Association and organizations representing patients with GI conditions, joined the bill's Senate co-sponsors, Senator Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) and Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) and House co-sponsors Representative Benjamin Cardin (D-MD) and Representative Phil English (R-PA), at a press briefing today on Capitol Hill to ...