Daughter's Mammo

dawn1

I am a survior and my 35 yr old daughter is due to have her 2nd mammogram. 

She was just told she did NOT have to have another one til she was 40..Insurances do not pay for them 

 Anyone heard of this?

Thanks

Dawn

TheQu33n

Hi Dawn,

Yes, many insurance companies will not cover until age 40. Some insurance companies define high risk as 2 or more immediate family members with BC. There is still much debate on the accuracy of mammos on women under 40. Theory being that by age 40 the breast tissue has broken down enough to see changes in the breast via mammo. (I say theory because there seems to be a whole heck of a lot of us who still have dense breast tissue way beyond age 40!)

Anyway, it's not unheard of to be denied a mammo at age 35. That said, apparently your daughter has had one in the past, so one has to wonder what changed for her.... I would strongly suggest that your daughter talk to her insurance provider and see what gives. She may even be able to lookup the coverage/exclusions herself? (I work for a large corporation, so this kind of information is available to us via the internet.) 

Sadly, many insurance providers are now covering mammo's every 2 years until age 50, unless yet again you can prove that you're high risk based on their standards. 

Dawn, I hope your daughter finds resolution on this for your peace of mind as well as her own.

Wishing you the best -karen

 

Deirdre1

Hi Dawn,

My daughter was told to subtract 10 years frorm my dx date and start doing routine scrutiny and for her, per my breast surgeon that should be a breast MRI.  If they don't want to pay for mamo's believe me they will deny an MRI, but as I've said in other threads we have to take responsibility for the scan and THEN hunt down the insurance company with vigor.. even if it hurts the pocket book.  My experience is that they do pay if your "dispute" it with a good strong letter of support and send a copy to your congressman/women...  I'm hoping (as I am sure you are) that she is clean as a whisle and has a wonderful, long healthy life!!!