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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Ray, Kimberly M
• Price, Elissa R
• Joe, Bonnie N

Titel

Breast density legislation: mandatory disclosure to patients, alternative screening, billing, reimbursement

Ist Teil von

• American journal of roentgenology (1976), 2015-02, Vol.204 (2), p.257-260

Ort / Verlag

United States

Erscheinungsjahr

2015

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is describe the origins and provisions of breast density legislation and to evaluate these mandates with regard to the balance between the potential benefit of supplementary screening and the substantial risk of false-positive findings and the adjunctive tests they necessitate. CONCLUSION. Many states have passed breast density notification legislation, and federal legislation is pending. These mandates present a number of challenges for patients and physicians. There is no consensus regarding the need for supplementary testing solely because a woman has dense breasts. The failure of density legislation to require insurance coverage in many states further complicates implementation of the mandates.