Protecting Access to Mammography Screenings and Coverage
This act ensures that health insurance, including Medicare, will continue to cover screening mammography based on earlier, broader recommendations. This means women will have easier access to breast cancer preventive screenings without extra costs, potentially aiding early detection. The changes also extend to benefits for veterans.
Key points
Medicare coverage for screening mammography will continue without additional patient costs.
Recommendations for mammography screening frequency for women over 39 cannot be reduced.
The definition of screening mammography now includes modern techniques like breast tomosynthesis.
The Department of Veterans Affairs must provide mammography access to female veterans according to new standards, regardless of age, if they have symptoms or risk factors.
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