Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) has pledged to help increase colorectal cancer screening rates by supporting 80% by 2018, a National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable (NCCRT) initiative through which organizations nationwide have committed to substantially reducing colorectal cancer as a major public health problem by working toward the shared goal of 80% of adults aged 50 and older being regularly screened for colorectal cancer by 2018. BCBSRI is currently the only health insurer in the state to have signed the pledge. ... |