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Pennsylvania, South Carolina propose requiring insurers to cover breast MRI, ultrasound

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Gaps in coverage result in individuals paying anywhere from $234 for a follow-up diagnostic mammogram to over $1,000 for a breast MRI, Komen estimates.

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Your Mammogram

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Maybe you recently decided to try the best 3D mammogram experience in El Paso, have recently moved, changed doctors, or acquired new insurance, and are now going to our imaging center for your annual mammogram. In this case, the radiologist may recommend a diagnostic mammogram. So, why are these prior images so important?

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Advocates, researchers herald federal breast density notification law

AuntMinnie

While her mammogram yielded negative results, a subsequent ultrasound found breast cancer. Two barriers include access to follow-up imaging such as MRI and ultrasound, and insurance coverage for supplemental imaging. Berg had her own breast cancer experience in 2014.

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Current topics in mammography

AuntMinnie

Breast density can often obscure lesions on conventional x-ray mammography, and so other screening modalities such as MRI or ultrasound are often recommended for follow-up. CEM is faster and less costly than MRI and can often be used as a follow-up to an abnormal screening mammogram when it is clinically appropriate.

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DBI issues statement of support for HR 3086 Find It Early Act

AuntMinnie

Dense Breast Info (DBI) has issued a statement of support for “Find It Early Act” HR 3086, a bill that addresses insurance barriers to breast cancer screening beyond an initial mammogram. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will require that women be informed after their mammograms whether their breasts are “dense” or “not dense.”

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USPSTF finalizes breast cancer screening recommendations

AuntMinnie

What’s more, the USPSTF concluded that there was insufficient evidence to recommend supplemental screening with MRI or ultrasound in women, regardless of breast density. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requirement that all women having mammograms receive notice that their breasts are dense or not dense.

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7 ways to reduce healthcare disparities in radiology

AuntMinnie

Health insurance coverage influences breast cancer screening behavior. A) A craniocaudal two-dimensional synthetic mammogram of the right breast shows an irregular mass in the medial breast with pleomorphic calcifications extending posteriorly. (A)