USPSTF Recommendations, State Insurance Laws
USPSTF Guidelines / Editorial by Dr. Wendie Berg
The United States Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) has released a Task Force Recommendation Statement for breast screening. DBI’s Chief Scientific Advisor, Dr Wendie Berg, was invited to respond in an editorial on the key advances and opportunities to enhance breast screening guidelines moving forward: USPSTF Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines Do Not Go Far Enough. [See DBI announcement for a summary of details.]
U.S. State Insurance Laws
Two new states, Iowa and Vermont, have enacted insurance laws for expanded breast imaging coverage after a mammogram.