Fight Colorectal Cancer’s Statement on Braidwood Management v. Becerra

March 31, 2023 • By Fight CRC

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@POTUS we are urging you to appeal the ruling issued today by Judge Reed O’Connor of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, putting in jeopardy free preventive health services. Fight to protect patients’ access to life-saving health services! @FightCRC @HHSGov

Fight Colorectal Cancer strongly opposes the ruling issued today by Judge Reed O’Connor of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas putting in jeopardy free preventive health services. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) preventive services provision requires insurers to remove patient cost sharing for preventive services that received an A or B rating by the U.S Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). By removing this requirement, patients may now receive a bill for the over 100 preventive health services, including cancer screenings like colonoscopies, that were previously covered under the ACA.

There are already over 20 million Americans eligible for colorectal cancer screening who have not been screened. This ruling will create further barriers to patients and limit access to life saving preventive screenings and services. The Biden Administration must appeal this ruling and fight to protect patients' access to life saving health services. Fight Colorectal Cancer will continue to fight to ensure all Americans have access to potentially life-saving cancer screening.