Report on Savings to Medicare from Increased Colorectal Cancer Screening (2007)
This report describes potential savings to Medicare and pre-Medicare payers from increased colorectal cancer screening among 50-64 year olds.
The Lewin Group, in collaboration with the NCCRT, developed a cost model that explores how increased colorectal cancer screening among pre-Medicare eligible individuals (aged 50-64 years) could translate into Medicare savings realized through earlier detection and treatment, specifically polypectomy and treatment of early stage cancer. The study also looked at net costs to pre-Medicare payers.
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Blue Star Conversation: July 9, 2025
This Blue Star Conversation covered the topic, "2025 Supreme Court Case Update: How Kennedy v. Braidwood Management Could Affect Insurance Coverage for CRC Screening".
Blue Star Conversation: April 15, 2025
This Blue Star Conversation covered, "Modeling the Impact of Colorectal Cancer Screening and Timely Follow-Up Colonoscopy: Recent Data from the Cancer Intervention and Surveillance Modeling Network (CISNET)"
Clinician’s Reference: Stool-Based Tests for Colorectal Cancer Screening
This revised resource is designed to introduce (or reintroduce) clinicians to the value of stool-based testing for colorectal cancer.