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Published: Wed. Dec 31, 1969 at 7:00 pm | Updated: Wed. Jan 4, 2012 at 11:10 am | Comments: 0
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USA Today: Preventive care: It's free, except when it's not
His insurance company told him it would be covered 100%, with no copayment from him and no charge against his deductible. The nation's 1-year-old health law requires most insurance plans to cover all costs for preventive care including colon cancer screening. So Dunphy had the procedure in April.
Then the bill arrived: $1,100.
Dunphy, a 61-year-old Phoenix small business owner, angrily paid it out of his own pocket because of what some prevention advocates call a loophole. His doctor removed two noncancerous polyps during the colonoscopy. So while Dunphy was sedated, his preventive screening turned into a diagnostic procedure. That allowed his insurance company to bill him.
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