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Q&A with Douglas Faigel: Starting to Win The War on Colon Cancer

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A conversation between ASGE President Douglas Faigel, MD and CMS looks to produce some interesting feedback and clarity in the next two months. Faigel said, "We're starting to win the war on colon cancer and the last thing we want to do is put up barriers for patient Medicare beneficiary access to colonoscopies."

Douglas Faigel, Md, FACG, FASGE, Mayo Clinic, Arizona, and President of ASGE, spoke at the 2015 American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting very crucial and hot topics he and his colleagues discussed with the CMS early Monday morning.

Faigel said, "We're starting to win the war on colon cancer and the last thing we want to do is put up barriers for patient Medicare beneficiary access to colonoscopies."

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