Post by Logan on Jun 10, 2016 14:28:27 GMT -6
CONCORD — State insurance officials are warning consumers that women are being improperly billed for mammograms by some health insurance companies.
The state insurance department has recently received a number of complaints from women who were notified by their health insurer that charges for annual preventative mammograms were not covered, despite a requirement in the Affordable Care Act that such preventative screenings for women 40 and over come at no cost to the consumer.
“These consumers were understandably surprised and concerned,” said department spokesman Danielle Barrick.
The denials involve a new technology called a 3-D mammogram, or digital breast tomosynthesis, which some insurance companies claim has not been proven more effective than a standard mammogram.
Read more: www.unionleader.com/State-warns-of-improper-billing-for-mammograms-20160608
The state insurance department has recently received a number of complaints from women who were notified by their health insurer that charges for annual preventative mammograms were not covered, despite a requirement in the Affordable Care Act that such preventative screenings for women 40 and over come at no cost to the consumer.
“These consumers were understandably surprised and concerned,” said department spokesman Danielle Barrick.
The denials involve a new technology called a 3-D mammogram, or digital breast tomosynthesis, which some insurance companies claim has not been proven more effective than a standard mammogram.
Read more: www.unionleader.com/State-warns-of-improper-billing-for-mammograms-20160608