Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Oct 2019
Breast cancer MRI added to Medicare
29 October 2019 - Women with or suspected of having breast cancer will be able to claim Medicare benefits for magnetic resonance imaging scans, from 1 November 2019.
Approximately 14,000 patients each year, predominantly women, will benefit from these services.
Medicare rebates will be available for MRI scans for:
- Diagnosis of breast cancer in patients where other imaging was inconclusive and a biopsy has not been possible; and
- Pre-surgical planning for patients diagnosed with invasive breast cancer, where there is discrepancy between clinical assessment and conventional imaging assessment.
Read Minister of Health press release
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Michael Wonder