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Episode 240: Expanding Breast Cancer Imaging Through Public Policy
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English - August 28, 2023 10:00 - 14 minutes - 20.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsMedicine Health & Fitness Society & Culture breast cancer susan g. komen metastatic cancer research mammogram triple negative race for the cure invasive ductal carcinoma genetic testing Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Widespread access to preventive screening mammography, without cost sharing, is available to millions of women as a result of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Unfortunately, some individuals at a higher risk of breast cancer or those requiring follow-up imaging due to an abnormal mammogram result face hundreds to thousands of dollars in patient cost sharing. Susan G. Komen is committed to championing legislation that addresses this disparity in health insurance coverage to ensure all cancer patients have fair and equitable access to breast imaging that may save their lives. Here today to discuss Komen’s public policy efforts at the state level are California State Senator Anthony Portantino and Rebecca Birch, Komen’s Director of State Policy & Advocacy.