Federal Legislation

There is federal legislation currently pending in the U.S. Congress that would establish a federally-funded colorectal cancer screening program for men and women ages 50 to 65 and give priority to low income and uninsured individuals.

This legislation also would allow states to choose to provide treatment through Medicaid (Medi-Cal in California) to those diagnosed through the program.

C4 officially supported H.R. 1738, (view letter) the Colorectal Cancer Prevention, Early Detection and Treatment Act of 2007, as did the national Colorectal Cancer Coalition.