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Docs want surprise patient costs waived for polyp removal

Although part of the new health law make many types of preventive healthcare free to patients (and therefore succeed in boosting screening rates for diseases such as breast and colon cancer),

The blurred line between preventive care and treatment

Preventive care is often overlooked in the U.S. healthcare system as a valuable tool to help patients avoid chronic conditions and save the industry dollars. The health reform law meant to compel

Preventive care coverage causing confusion for physicians, insurers

Say you have a patient who comes in for a colonoscopy screening--one of several preventive services now available to patients without cost-sharing--which results in the prompt removal of a polyp or