Protecting Access to Mammography Screenings and Coverage
This act ensures that health insurance, including Medicare and veteran benefits, will continue to cover mammography screenings. The changes aim to maintain screening frequency and broaden the definition of mammography, ensuring citizens have access to vital breast cancer screenings.
Key points
Maintains full Medicare coverage for screening mammography without co-payments for patients.
Ensures that the frequency of mammography screenings for women over 39 years of age will not be reduced.
Expands the definition of screening mammography to include modern techniques like breast tomosynthesis, increasing access to advanced diagnostics.
Veterans are also guaranteed access to mammography screenings under new standards, regardless of age, if they have symptoms or risk factors.
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