Here are five takeaways:
1. Sixty-nine percent of Anthem’s 37.6 million members now reside in states where Cologuard is provided as an in-network service.
2. Exact Sciences contracted with Anthem in eight states and is seeking to enter similar agreements with additional Anthem affiliates in 2016.
3. Anthem is the second-largest commercial health insurer in the United States and is the largest private insurer in Virginia, Georgia, Indiana and Wisconsin.
4. Cologuard is an FDA-approved stool DNA noninvasive colorectal cancer screening test.
5. Exact Sciences is a medical company focused on the detection and eradication of colorectal cancer.
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