Governor Steve Besher signed into law two critical pieces of colorectal cancer legislation last week. House Bill 415, which would create colorectal cancer screening program at the Department of Health for uninsured individuals between the ages of 50 and 64 as well as others at high risk; and Senate Bill 96, which would require health benefit plans to provide coverage for colorectal cancer screenings.
C3: Colorectal Cancer Coalition would like to thank Governor Beshear, the Kentucky Legislature and all of the hardworking colon and rectal cancer advocates in Kentucky who helped to pass this legislation.
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