RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Hospitalized Women’s Willingness to Pay for an Inpatient Screening Mammogram
JF The Annals of Family Medicine
JO Ann Fam Med
FD American Academy of Family Physicians
SP 556
OP 558
DO 10.1370/afm.1694
VO 12
IS 6
A1 Khaliq, Waseem
A1 Harris, Ché Matthew
A1 Landis, Regina
A1 Bridges, John F. P.
A1 Wright, Scott M.
YR 2014
UL http://www.annfammed.org/content/12/6/556.abstract
AB Lower rates for breast cancer screening persist among low income and uninsured women. Although Medicare and many other insurance plans would pay for screening mammograms done during hospital stays, breast cancer screening has not been part of usual hospital care. This study explores the mean amount of money that hospitalized women were willing to contribute towards the cost of a screening mammogram. Of the 193 enrolled patients, 72% were willing to pay a mean of $83.41 (95% CI, $71.51–$95.31) in advance towards inpatient screening mammogram costs. The study’s findings suggest that hospitalized women value the prospect of screening mammography during the hospitalization. It may be wise policy to offer mammograms to nonadherent hospitalized women, especially those who are at high risk for developing breast cancer.