Advocacy Insider -ACTION ALERT !

Support the Protecting Access to Lifesaving Screenings Act While rates of breast cancer are low in women under 50, the risk for breast cancer increases starting at 40. Additionally, breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among women ages 40-49 in the United States.   The most recent recommendations from the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), an independent panel of experts that makes recommendations for clinical preventive services, stated that screening for women ages 40-49 should only be performed selectively, while women ages 50-74 should only have screening mammograms every other year.   Because many insurance companies use USPSTF guidelines as the basis for coverage, 22 million women between 40 and 49 could be at risk for losing coverage screening mammograms and those 50 and older would only have coverage every two years. We have to protect these women and ensure that everyone has access to life-saving screening needed to diagnose breast cancer.   Take action now and ask your lawmakers to support the Protecting Access to Lifesaving Screenings (PALS) Act, postponing the USPSTF recommendations and keeping women covered every year starting at age 40!

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