Exact Sciences’ Cologuard continues to expand its coverage as it is now included under TRICARE’s preventive services policies, the company announced today.
TRICARE provides benefits to 9.4 million active-duty, reserve and National Guard personnel, veterans and their dependents.
“Cologuard is the ideal patient-friendly colon cancer screening option for America’s active military and veterans to use at-home, ensuring they can efficiently be screened for the most preventable form of cancer,” Exact Sciences CEO Kevin Conroy said in a statement. “Ensuring Cologuard is available to those who serve our country and their families with no out-of-pocket cost through TRICARE is a critical step toward increasing colon cancer screening.”
According to a release, Cologuard’s coverage took effect June 21, 2016 and can be used every three years without patient coinsurance, co-payments or deductibles.