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Unproven for older women, digital mammography saps Medicare dollars

By Joe Eaton, Elizabeth Lucas and David Donald

High-tech, digital mammography may not be any better at detecting breast cancer in women over 65 than older film-based systems, but Medicare

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"… my eyes’ perspective, it’s always seemed the way to go.”The Digital Mammography PremiumDespite the FDA approval and the advertisements, GE faced a stiff c …"

"… discouraged. In September, Shaw introduced the Medicare Access to Digital Mammography Act of 2000, which set the fee at $155. Spencer Abraham, the former energy …"

"… it diagnostic imaging including CT scans, PET scans, ultrasounds and MRIs. Mammography, however, was excluded from the cuts. Medicare currently reimburses a bila …"

"… based on patient outcomes rather than cancer detection is not a small one. Mammography proponents have long stressed the role that early detection plays in fight …"