Use and Costs of Breast Cancer Screening for Women in Their 40s in a US Population With Private Insurance

Natalia Kunst; Jessica B Long; Xiao Xu; Susan H Busch; Kelly A Kyanko; Ilana B Richman; Cary P Gross

doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.0262

Use and Costs of Breast Cancer Screening for Women in Their 40s in a US Population With Private Insurance

JAMA Intern Med. 2020 May 1;180(5):799-801. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.0262.

Authors

Natalia Kunst^{1

2

3

4

5}, Jessica B Long², Xiao Xu^{2

6}, Susan H Busch⁷, Kelly A Kyanko⁸, Ilana B Richman^{2

5}, Cary P Gross^{2

5}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Health Management and Health Economics, Institute of Health and Society, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
² Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale Cancer Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
³ Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
⁴ Link Medical Research, Oslo, Norway.
⁵ Section of General Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
⁶ Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
⁷ Department of Health Policy and Management, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut.
⁸ Department of Population Health, New York University School of Medicine, New York.

Abstract

This study uses Blue Cross Blue Shield Axis data to examine the total annual cost of breast cancer screening for women aged 40 through 49 years in the United States.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Breast Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Breast Neoplasms / economics
Early Detection of Cancer / economics*
Female
Health Care Costs*
Humans
Insurance, Health / economics*
Mammography / economics
Mass Screening / economics
Middle Aged
Patient Acceptance of Health Care / statistics & numerical data*

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

Grants and funding