This year, more than 40,000 Americans will lose their lives to #breastcancer. In 2017, the American Cancer Society estimated that 9% of new, fatal cases of breast cancer were among women in their forties.
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Women of all ages are affected by breast cancer & every woman should be able to access mammograms when they need them. Taking preventative measures, such as having mammograms, are key components to combating a disease that takes the lives of too many Hoosiers and Americans.
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That’s why I joined @DWStweets to reintroduce the Protecting Access to Lifesaving Screenings (PALS) Act.
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#PALSAct would postpone U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations that could severely limit women’s access to mammograms, & was passed previously extending the moratorium on USPSTF guidelines to 2021.Show this thread -
If left in place, USPSTF recommendations put women, especially young women, at risk of losing insurance coverage for essential mammogram screenings that could save their life.
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I’m proud this bill protects access to annual mammograms with insurance coverage with no-copay starting at age 40 by extending the moratorium on the USPSTF breast cancer screening guidelines, and...
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also ensures that women
#veterans treated in the Veterans Health Administration do not face these same obstacles to getting the care they & their health care providers deem necessary. Learn more about our bill >>https://susanwbrooks.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/brooks-wasserman-schultz-reintroduce-legislation-to-protect-womens …Show this thread
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