News Release

Racial differences in screening eligibility by breast density after state-level insurance expansion

JAMA Network Open

Peer-Reviewed Publication

JAMA Network

About The Study: The findings of this study suggest that policies for insurance coverage of supplemental screening based on breast density may have limited ability to improve early detection for Black women. 

Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, Anne Marie McCarthy, ScM, PhD, email annemcc@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.

 

(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.25216)

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