Open AccessUnderstanding Regional Variation in the Cost of Breast Cancer Screening Among Privately Insured Women in the United States
Author(s) -
Natalia Kunst,
Jessica B. Long,
Xiao Xu,
Susan H. Busch,
Kelly A. Kyanko,
Stacy Tessler Lindau,
Ilana Richman,
Cary P. Gross
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
medical care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.632
H-Index - 178
eISSN - 1537-1948
pISSN - 0025-7079
DOI - 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001506
Subject(s) - mammography , medicine , regional variation , breast cancer , breast cancer screening , demography , cancer , environmental health , business , sociology , advertising
Breast cancer screening for women aged 40-49 years is prevalent and costly, with costs varying substantially across US regions. Newer approaches to mammography may improve cancer detection but also increase screening costs. We assessed factors associated with regional variation in screening costs.