Robert Burakoff, MD, MPH, is a board-certified gastroenterologist who serves as vice chair of Ambulatory Services at Lower Manhattan Hospital and professor of medicine at the Weill Cornell Medical ...

Some Medicare Part D and Medicare Advantage (Part C) plans with drug coverage may cover the cost of colonoscopy prep kits. However, private insurance companies administer these plans, so the coverage ...

Many patients with commercial insurance and Medicare still face out-of-pocket costs for bowel preparations despite ACA mandates. Low-volume bowel preparations are more likely to incur costs than ...

In his op-ed “Colonoscopy Prep Is Worse Than IKEA” (June 3), Jim Sollisch gives readers the impression that there has been a universal shift to a three-day bowel preparation for colonoscopies. This ...

Journal Editorial Report: The week’s best and worst from Kim Strassel, Allysia Finley and Kyle Peterson. I’m on day three of my colonoscopy preparation. You read that right. Day three. Had this been ...

One thing about me: I’m gonna ask for a discount. While I won’t haggle with local, independent vendors who are putting in the work on their entrepreneurial dreams, I have no qualms about big deals at ...

Why Do People Get a Colonoscopy for Ulcerative Colitis? Ulcerative colitis is a type of inflammatory bowel disease that causes inflammation and sores to form in the large intestine and rectum. It ...

Colonoscopy vs. Sigmoidoscopy: What’s the Difference? If your doctor wants to check the health of your colon — whether as part of a routine screening or to investigate a concern — they may recommend a ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I just turned 45 and am dreading my first colonoscopy. Why do I need to be screened if I'm not having issues? Can you walk me through the process? ANSWER: Feeling anxious or afraid ...

The US multi-society task force on colorectal cancer (CRC) has updated its 2014 guidance for optimizing the adequacy of bowel preparation for colonoscopy. The latest consensus recommendations ...

The MSTFCRC offers evidence-based recommendations and key concepts on topics including patient education and navigation, dietary restrictions, choice of preparation agent, the timing and volume of ...

Today, the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer (MSTFCRC) released updated guidelines for optimizing bowel preparation before colonoscopy, refining best practices from its 2014 ...