{"id":22307,"date":"2024-01-10T07:38:42","date_gmt":"2024-01-10T12:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=22307"},"modified":"2024-01-10T07:38:44","modified_gmt":"2024-01-10T12:38:44","slug":"mammography-ai-can-cost-patients-extra-is-it-worth-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=22307","title":{"rendered":"Mammography AI Can Cost Patients Extra. Is It Worth It?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

(By Michelle Andrews for KFF Health News)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I checked in at a Manhattan radiology clinic for my annual mammogram in November, the front desk staffer reviewing my paperwork asked an unexpected question: Would I like to spend $40 for an artificial intelligence analysis of my mammogram? It\u2019s not covered by insurance, she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had no idea how to evaluate that offer. Feeling upsold, I said no. But it got me thinking: Is this something I should add to my regular screening routine? Is my regular mammogram not accurate enough? If this AI analysis is so great, why doesn\u2019t insurance cover it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m not the only person posing such questions. The mother of a colleague had a similar experience when she went for a mammogram recently at a suburban Baltimore clinic. She was given a pink pamphlet that said: \u201cYou Deserve More. More Accuracy. More Confidence. More power with artificial intelligence behind your mammogram.\u201d The price tag was the same: $40. She also declined. Continue reading here…<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kaiser Health News is a nonprofit national health policy news service that is part of the nonpartisan Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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