5 U.S. States Fail on Prostate Cancer Screening
Wednesday May 24, 2006
The National Prostate Cancer Coalition has issued failing report card for 5 states based on prostate cancer screening, guaranteed insurance coverage, and prostate cancer death rates.
The states that didn';t make the grade? Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Mississippi, and Wisonsin. The report commended California, Connecticut, Kansas and New York, which received the highest ratings.
"Many states are not doing even the simplest things when it comes to fighting prostate cancer,” NPCC CEO Richard N. Atkins, M.D. said in a website statement. “Early detection saves lives and far too many states don’t encourage men to know the risks and to get tested.”
States that did not have laws madating insurance companies to cover prostate cancer screening automatically received a failing grade. Currently, 28 states require insurance agencies to cover screening compared to the 49 states that require agencies to cover breast cancer coverage. The full report can be found at the NPCC site.
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The states that didn';t make the grade? Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Mississippi, and Wisonsin. The report commended California, Connecticut, Kansas and New York, which received the highest ratings.
"Many states are not doing even the simplest things when it comes to fighting prostate cancer,” NPCC CEO Richard N. Atkins, M.D. said in a website statement. “Early detection saves lives and far too many states don’t encourage men to know the risks and to get tested.”
States that did not have laws madating insurance companies to cover prostate cancer screening automatically received a failing grade. Currently, 28 states require insurance agencies to cover screening compared to the 49 states that require agencies to cover breast cancer coverage. The full report can be found at the NPCC site.
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