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Digene reaches reimbursement milestone of 100 M covered lives for DNAwithPap test for cervical cancer screening.

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| January 30, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Financial Times Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

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Digene Corp announced that payers representing more than 100 M individuals now are covering the DNAwithPap Test for cervical cancer screening, signalling achievement of a key reimbursement milestone. Since Nov 2003, four major Blue Cross Blue Shield plans revised their policies to cover the test, in conjunction with a Pap smear, for routine cervical cancer screening in women aged 30 years and older. These plans joined other large payers already covering the test for primary screening, including Aetna and Cigna. The DNAwithPap Test now is covered by the majority of the large, payers in the USA; many smaller, regional…

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