Highlighting Public Policy

EIF’s NCCRA 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.

Colorectal Cancer Legislation Report Card 
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.

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 the coaltion.

Tool Kit
We've created a tool kit to help you get involved. Inside the tool kit you’ll find:

   - 2010 Colorectal Cancer Legislation Report Card
   - Draft letter to F state legislators if your state doesn’t make the grade.
   - Draft letter to newspaper and magazine editors to raise awareness of your states shortfall in colorectal cancer legislation
   - Web banners announcing the 2010 report card 

Click here to download the Colorectal Cancer Legislation Report Card Tool Kit.