Great job Shazia Siddique MD MS 🙌🏻

We are deeply saddened to share the news that Fight Colorectal Cancer Friend, Champion, and Co-Chair of the Congressional Colorectal Cancer Caucus, Representative Donald M. Payne Jr., has passed away today. Representative Payne was a fierce and relentless champion for this fight…

The CRC community lost one of our giants. Our hearts go out to the family and staff of ⁦Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr.⁩ w/ appreciation for all he did to increase awareness on the importance of CRC screenings & working tirelessly to remove barriers for patients. ⁦American Gastroenterological Association (AGA)⁩

Great piece by Fola May, MD PhD on what the new blood-based CRC tests mean for patients and public health statnews.com/2024/04/24/col… via STAT

Anyone w/ private health insurance needs to watch this. Prior auth, care denials & delayed care are commonplace today. Something needs to give - it’s time for a 21st century patient bill of rights. nytimes.com/2024/03/14/opi…

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This is a great piece on what physicians & patients face every day w/ denials from big insurance from#priorauth. Stop the insanity! How much profit is enough, insurers?? Thank you Jessica Korman MD for standing up for your patients!

Wow! Talk about deaf ears AHIP. Payors are slow to address the cyber attack & practices are struggling to survive as they wait to be paid but lets double down on prior auth! 🥴🤬 ahip.org/news/press-rel…

Thank you ⁦Rep. Don Bacon 🇺🇸✈️🏍️⭐️⁩ for highlighting the need for NIH funding to help advance screening tools & treatment for CRC.

⁦Rep. Mark Green⁩ shared his experience, strength and hope in fighting CRC & encouraging screening and further investments in NIH to give patients more choices in screening & treatments ⁦Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr.⁩

Thanks to ⁦Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr.⁩ ⁦Rep. Don Bacon 🇺🇸✈️🏍️⭐️⁩ ⁦Rep. Mark Green⁩ for increasing awareness on CRC and the need to get screened.

Fantastic day on the Hill w/ ⁦Color of Gastrointestinal Illnesses⁩ ⁦Melodie Narain-Blackwell⁩ advocating for IBD pts. We need to remove insurance barriers to care & other disparities that pts face ⁦American Gastroenterological Association (AGA)⁩ ⁦The DDNC⁩ ⁦Aline Charabaty, MD, FACG, AGAF⁩ ⁦Crohn's & Colitis Foundation⁩

⁦American Gastroenterological Association (AGA)⁩ patient influencer ⁦dearcolitis⁩ here in DC for ⁦The DDNC⁩ spring policy forum. Hill day tmrrw to advocate for #steptherapy reform, #NIH funding & other important patient protections. Wearing blue for CRC awareness 💙

Prior Authorizations Delay Therapy, Impact Decision-making, and Lead to Adverse Events in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: 2022 Provider Survey - Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology cghjournal.org/article/S1542-…

BCBCMA made the right decision. This is what happens when you unite w/ allies & fight back against bad payor policies. We won't stop fighting for our patients. American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) ACG ASGE GI Endoscopy gastro.org/news/bcbsma-ro…

Thank you Rep. Mike Kelly for pushing this important issue for physicians & patients over the past few years. We appreciate your hard work to ensure that patients can access the care they need in a timely manner. #fixpriorauth

Thank you Rep. Suzan DelBene for your leadership on reforming #priorauth . We appreciate your hard work on pushing this issue & fighting for patients.

Thank you CMSGov for finalizing the #priorauth rule that will help expedite access to care for so many patients & make the plans accountable. This has been American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) #1 priority & we won't stop fighting for our patients. Specialty Docs Regulatory Relief Coalition

How much 💰does the NFL need?? #WildCardWeekend and you can only view Miami Dolphins Kansas City Chiefs on Peacock??? 😡😡

🗣️Calling #GI Help support Rep. Debbie Dingell to cover 'surveillance' colo that helps prevent CRC for high-risk patients. Take 1 minute & ask your leg to sign her letter to HHS takeaction.io/gastroenterolo… American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) ACG ASGE GI Endoscopy Fight Colorectal Cancer