New State Insurance Bills, New Review Article
State Insurance Bills
Newly introduced state insurance bills to cover expanded breast imaging include the following:
- Arkansas SB123
- Arkansas HB1309
- Florida S0372
- Idaho H0134
- Kansas SB219
- New York S04072
- New York S1773
- New York S03559
- Pennsylvania HB433
- South Dakota SB1070
Review Article
A recent review of supplemental screening in women with extremely dense breasts by Sitges and Mann concludes that 2D mammograms alone are inadequate screening, with more cancers missed, higher risk, and high rates of clinically detected cancers in the interval after a negative screen. Figure 2 (below) from their paper shows the added cancer yields from each type of supplemental screening. They also summarize recommendations from international societies, including the recommendations from the ACR to include annual MRI for women with dense breasts, or CEM or ultrasound if MRI is not possible, starting at age 40 (or earlier if there are other risk factors).
