Senator Katie Britt is pushing to make breast cancer tests more accessible and affordable
ALABAMA (WDHN) – Enterprise native Senator Katie Britt has announced the 'Access to Breast Cancer Diagnosis Act,' where she aims to eliminate out of pocket expenses for diagnostic breast cancer tests.
Today, the law does require insurance companies to provide no co-pay coverage for breast cancer screenings, but that does not help everyone.
The current law does not extend this factor to the diagnosis testing, which includes 3D mammograms, MRI's and ultrasounds.
Recent reports say that around 10% of mammograms require a follow up diagnostic test.
According to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama, one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some point in their lifespans.
Also, according to the Alabama Department of Public Health, the breast cancer rate in Alabama is 121%, which is lower than the U.S. rate of 126%.
Experts said they expect over 316,000 new cases of breast cancer will occur across the U.S.
Britt introduced this legislation to the 118th Congress.
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