Medicare covers the costs of screening colonoscopies at specific time intervals, based on a person’s risk for colorectal cancer. For those with Medicare, the test is usually free. However, a person ...

Your health insurance will typically cover a colonoscopy in full, provided it’s a screening and you meet certain eligibility requirements. While diagnostic colonoscopies may also be covered, you will ...

The recent death of the 48-year-old actor James Van Der Beek is again highlighting how colorectal cancer is increasingly killing younger people.