ACR Supports Senate Bill to Extend Protection of Women ’s Access to Annual Mammography

Washington & mdash; The < a href="http://www.acr.org/" > American College of Radiology < /a > supports provisions in the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act ( < a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/3040?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22%5C%22s3040%5C%22%22%5D%7D & amp;resultIndex=1" target="_blank" > S.3040 < /a > ) that would extend until 2019 the current two-year delay in implementation of U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) screening mammography recommendations. < br / > < br / >
The current moratorium, passed under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, expires in 2017. Private insurers would then no longer be required to cover annual mammography screening without copayments for women starting at age 40. Millions of women nationwide may lose covered access to regular mammograms if current USPSTF breast cancer screening guidelines are implemented. < br / > < br / > & ldquo;All major stakeholders in this issue agree that regular mammography screening saves lives. We would hope that even the most vocal critic of this screening would agree that women should be able to choose for themselves when to be tested and to have that decision respected in terms of covered access. We strongly urge the Senate and House to pass these continued protections for women and their families into law, & rdquo; said Geraldine McGinty, MD, MBA, FACR, vice chair of the American College of Radiology Boar...

Source: American College of Radiology - June 10, 2016 Category: Radiology Source Type: news