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MANative

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3. I had one about three years ago because my dad had colon cancer.

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Tue Nov 5, 2013, 05:57 PM

Nov 2013

After being told that it was completely covered by my insurance, I was slammed with an $1100 bill for charges over what the insurance company allowed, and my insurance was not a junk plan by any means. I'm still paying it off $10 bucks at a time. Hope the new rules will treat it differently.

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Colon cancer testing rates leveling off, CDC finds [View all] question everything Nov 2013 OP

Well, doctors have harangued most of their boomer-aged patients to get one frazzled Nov 2013 #1

Age is a risk for all cancers question everything Nov 2013 #4

There's a new prep? dflprincess Nov 2013 #15

Sodium Picosulfate - PREPOPIK question everything Nov 2013 #17

Suprep LiberalElite Nov 2013 #18

not all doctors do that shanti Nov 2013 #22

Wow, I'm surprised, but am glad you finally got it frazzled Nov 2013 #23

actually shanti Nov 2013 #24

I'm in a high risk group OnlinePoker Nov 2013 #2

This is great! question everything Nov 2013 #5

It colonoscopy standard at age 50 in Canada? goldent Nov 2013 #12

No it's not. OnlinePoker Nov 2013 #20

I had one about three years ago because my dad had colon cancer. MANative Nov 2013 #3

One of my friends discovered that the procedure was covered dflprincess Nov 2013 #16

yup -exactly exactly the same for me, including the same insurer. n/t MANative Nov 2013 #21

I don't care if these tests are FREE HockeyMom Nov 2013 #6

Good post. Absolutely agree. AngryOldDem Nov 2013 #10

Generics is only a partial predictor. goldent Nov 2013 #13

Maybe if they stop charging 80 bucks for the swill you have to drink... NV Whino Nov 2013 #7

I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis 24 years ago. I need to get colonoscopies every other year SCRUBDASHRUB Nov 2013 #8

Sodium Picosulfate - PREPOPIK question everything Nov 2013 #9

Sounds like a vast improvement NV Whino Nov 2013 #14

Suprep too LiberalElite Nov 2013 #19

Just had my first one wellstone dem Nov 2013 #11