Does Your State Make The Grade?

Check out the Colorectal Cancer Screening Legislation Report Card.

EIF’s National Colorectal Cancer Research Alliance teamed up with a coalition of cancer prevention and medical organizations, including the American Cancer Society, American Gastroenterological Association, American College of Gastroenterology, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and others, to issue an annual colorectal cancer report card that provides consumers with a quick snapshot of whether their states require insurers to cover the cost of screening. Now entering its seventh year, the Colorectal Cancer Legislation Report Card initiative continues to make an impact - galvanizing the most influential organizations in the fight against colon cancer in order to generate crucial awareness of the importance of screening, and to affect the legislative landscape in a long list of states.

When the Report Card Initiative began in 2004, 18 states had passed screening legislation. As of 2010, 29 states and the District of Columbia have passed legislation. Recent data from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) attributed increasing colorectal cancer screening rates in part to state laws requiring private insurers to cover screenings.

Live in a state that doesn't make the grade? Write to your legislator and encourage the passage of a life-saving law.  Click HERE to find contact info for your legislator and we've included a sample letter in the tool kit below.

Launched in 2004, the Colorectal Cancer Legislation Report Card initiative is supported by a coalition that includes American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American College of Gastroenterology, American Gastroenterological Association, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the Cancer Support Community, C3: Colorectal Cancer Coalition, Colon Cancer Alliance, Hadassah, Prevent Cancer Foundation, The Colon Club, The Jay Monahan Center for Gastrointestinal Health, and the Entertainment Industry Foundation's National Colorectal Cancer Research Alliance (EIF's NCCRA). Learn more about all of the Coalition organizations.