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WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) - Sam Monismith was prepped and ready to begin his colonoscopy when health workers brought the university professor awkward news: His insurance wasn't going to cover the colon cancer check. They wanted a signed promise to pay, or the test was off.
Mr. Monismith hesitated only briefly - and the test uncovered nine polyps, precancerous growths in his colon. Even better, because doctors removed them on the spot, the bill switched from a cancer screening that insurance wouldn't pay into a surgical procedure it did.See the full content of this document
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Many Americans Antsy About Having a Colon Screening
"The irony of it is if I hadn't had any polyps, I would have had to pay," says Mr. Monismith, 54, of Harrisburg, Pa., who has had addition...
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