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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Cancer Screening: Reducing Client Out-of-Pocket Costs – Breast Cancer

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Systematic Review

Source: The Guide to Community Preventive Services

Last Reviewed: October 2009

Workgroups: Cancer Workgroup

The Community Preventive Services Task Force recommends reducing out-of-pocket costs for breast cancer screening to increase screening rates. These interventions seek to reduce or remove costs related to cancer screening through methods like:

  • Vouchers 
  • Reimbursements 
  • Reduced copays  
  • Adjusted federal or state insurance coverage
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Objectives related to this resource (1)

Increase the proportion of females who get screened for breast cancer — C‑05
Improving

Suggested Citation

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Guide to Community Preventive Services. (2009). Cancer Screening: Reducing Client Out-of-Pocket Costs – Breast Cancer. Retrieved from https://www.thecommunityguide.org/findings/cancer-screening-reducing-client-out-pocket-costs-breast-cancer