Brown Bill Requiring Insurers to Cover Breast Screenings Now Law
Women in need of additional medically necessary testing to screen for breast cancer will have their health insurance cover the costs of those tests, including MRI, ultrasound, and 3-D mammograms, under a new law sponsored by Chris Brown.
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Assemblyman Chris A. Brown
Representing Atlantic County
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 4 !"#4
Contact: Chris A. Brown $"%&$''&(!$$
BROWN BILL REQUIRING INSURERS TO COVER BREAST SCREENINGS NOW LAW
TRENTON & )o*en in nee+ o, a++itiona- *e+ica--y necessary testin. to screen ,or breast cancer wi-- ha/e their hea-th insurance co/er the costs o, those tests inc-u+in. MRI u-trasoun+ an+ 0&D *a**o.ra*s un+er a new -aw enacte+ by 1o/ernor Christie an+ s2onsore+ by Chris Brown. The -aw a-so re3uires *a**o.ra* re2orts to contain in,or*ation on breast +ensity. 45ew a+/ances in screenin. o,,er better an+ s*arter *etho+s that wi-- he-2 *ore 2atients beco*e breast cancer sur/i/ors 6 Brown R&At-antic sai+. 4More an+ better breast screenin.s wi-- increase the o++s that our *others wi/es an+ +au.hters wi-- sur/i/e this horri,ic +isease.6 Brown 2ointe+ out whi-e *a**o.ra*s are e,,ecti/e they are not 2er,ect. E/ery wo*an7s bo+y is uni3ue. About 4"8 o, a-- wo*en ha/e tissue in their breast too +ense ,or e,,ecti/e *a**o.ra* screenin.. Because o, this /ariation *a**o.ra*s can *iss o/er 9"8 o, tu*ors in +ense breasts. 4:nowin. that cancer is ,our to si; ti*es *ore -i<e-y in wo*en with +ense breast this new -aw now *a<es it easier to he-2 these wo*en 6 Brown sai+. ===
Assemblyman Chris A. Brown
Representing Atlantic County
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 4 !"#4
Contact: Chris A. Brown $"%&$''&(!$$
BROWN BILL REQUIRING INSURERS TO COVER BREAST SCREENINGS NOW LAW
TRENTON & )o*en in nee+ o, a++itiona- *e+ica--y necessary testin. to screen ,or breast cancer wi-- ha/e their hea-th insurance co/er the costs o, those tests inc-u+in. MRI u-trasoun+ an+ 0&D *a**o.ra*s un+er a new -aw enacte+ by 1o/ernor Christie an+ s2onsore+ by Chris Brown. The -aw a-so re3uires *a**o.ra* re2orts to contain in,or*ation on breast +ensity. 45ew a+/ances in screenin. o,,er better an+ s*arter *etho+s that wi-- he-2 *ore 2atients beco*e breast cancer sur/i/ors 6 Brown R&At-antic sai+. 4More an+ better breast screenin.s wi-- increase the o++s that our *others wi/es an+ +au.hters wi-- sur/i/e this horri,ic +isease.6 Brown 2ointe+ out whi-e *a**o.ra*s are e,,ecti/e they are not 2er,ect. E/ery wo*an7s bo+y is uni3ue. About 4"8 o, a-- wo*en ha/e tissue in their breast too +ense ,or e,,ecti/e *a**o.ra* screenin.. Because o, this /ariation *a**o.ra*s can *iss o/er 9"8 o, tu*ors in +ense breasts. 4:nowin. that cancer is ,our to si; ti*es *ore -i<e-y in wo*en with +ense breast this new -aw now *a<es it easier to he-2 these wo*en 6 Brown sai+. ===
