NEW YORK, May 4: Many more breast cancer patients had breast reconstruction following a 1998 federal law mandating insurance coverage for the procedure, according to a new study. ‘I think it’s the first large-scale study that shows that, slowly, legislation like the Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act is having an effect,’ said Dr. Evan Garfein, a plastic surgeon who has helped to draft a New York law aimed at improving access to breast reconstruction but who was not involved in the new research. (agencies)
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