A new study finds 21% of women who get abnormal findings on their mammogram screenings will not get follow-up diagnostics if a deductible is involved.Dr. Priscilla Slanetz, a co-author of the study, said she's concerned at the number of women putting off testing to detect breast cancer early.
Slanetz said thenumbers show the need for insurance mandates that fully pay for follow up diagnostics to protect the health of women. "We need to have insurance companies cover diagnostic breast imaging at first dollar, meaning that the patients would no longer have any copay or out-of-pocket cost in order to come in and have that diagnostic imaging performed," Slanetz said.
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