A $10 copay keeps elderly from getting mammogram

By Lex Alexander

GREENSBORO — As little as $10 could be standing between older women and early detection of breast cancer, a new study has found.

The researchers looked at almost 370,000 women ages 65 to 69 in Medicare managed-care plans between 2001 and 2004. They found that women whose plans required copayments of more than $10 were significantly less likely to get mammograms than women who did not have to pay. The gap was even more significant among women of low income or low education.

article at Greensboro News Record