Updates in the U.S. and Europe
Posted: Monday February 6, 2023
U.S. State Density Inform Bill and Insurance Bills West Virginia has introduced two density “inform” bills; please see DBI’s updated legislation MAP for details. And, insurance bill
Patient Equity, New Research, CSBI Position Statement
Posted: Monday January 30, 2023
Patient Equity: Density Inform and Insurance Will 2023 be the year that both a national reporting standard and a federal insurance mandate for no-cost additional imaging become a reality in the U.S.?
State Insurance Bill Introductions
Posted: Monday January 23, 2023
As mentioned, a U.S. federal bill for expanded breast imaging coverage, the Find It Early Act, has been introduced. While that legislation progresses on the federal level, 10 individual states have
New Research
Posted: Monday January 16, 2023
Topic: Tech Performed Handheld Ultrasound After 3D Just published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, authored by Dr. Wendie Berg, and coauthored by Dr. Marcela Böhm-Vélez and
Update: Find It Early Act
Posted: Monday January 9, 2023
The Find It Early Act, a federal bill for or expanded insurance coverage for no-cost screening and diagnostic imaging for women with dense breasts or at increased risk, can be accessed HERE. Please
Find It Early Act
Posted: Friday December 16, 2022
Federal legislation that would require insurers to cover no cost-sharing additional breast imaging for women with dense breasts or at higher risk for breast cancer, the “Find It Early Act”, was
New Patient Fact Sheet, RSNA Follow Up, Amazon Smile
Posted: Monday December 12, 2022
Patient Fact Sheets The DBI website features a full suite of patient education content including FAQs, videos and printable materials. Our very popular one-page downloadable Patient Fact
RSNA Wrap Up
Posted: Monday December 5, 2022
The most often heard comment from RSNA attendees in Chicago this week was that though attendance was not quite what it was pre-Covid, the energy and crowds were “back.” Some density-related
RSNA prep, New Study
Posted: Monday November 21, 2022
RSNA The 108th meeting of the Radiological Society of North America will take place November 27 – December 1. Educational opportunities from our Medical Advisory Board (MAB) members include: Sunday
Provider Education
Posted: Monday November 14, 2022
Educating Providers in Related Disciplines A concise presentation by Dr. Wendie Berg, Breast Density Notification Rule: 2022 FDA, just aired on Oncology Tube. Topics included the implications of
U.S. Federal Efforts for Insurance Coverage and Density “Inform”
Posted: Monday November 7, 2022
Federal Insurance Legislation Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (Connecticut) will soon introduce federal legislation that requires insurers to cover no-cost additional breast imaging for women with dense
Latest Updates and News at DBI
Posted: Monday October 31, 2022
Updated Table: As new research is published, website content is reviewed to incorporate it. Newly updated is the popular Technology Tab table, Cancer Detection by Screening Method. DBI in the News:
FDA Density Notification on the Way?
Posted: Monday October 24, 2022
U.S. National “Dense Breast” Reporting Standard U.S. Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro has announced that the FDA is advancing a standard for breast density notification for American women. The FDA
Update on Europe Meeting
Posted: Monday October 17, 2022
Wrap UP: EUSOBI 2022 The DenseBreast-info.org team would like to extend its thanks to the EUSOBI team for such a successful event with a wonderful scientific and social programme. “Dense
Final #WorldDenseBreastDay Totals and Spanish Tools
Posted: Monday October 10, 2022
World Dense Breast Day (#WDBD): Thank you for making history with us! The final stats are in and showed even a larger “turnout” for the event than initial analytics indicated: We had
World Dense Breast Day, SUCCESS!
Posted: Monday October 3, 2022
DBI launched the first ever #WorldDenseBreastDay on Sept 28th. Nearly 100 posts with great images were created and ran for 24 hours across our social media channels. Though still compiling analytics,