Insurance law tied to more breast reconstruction

By Kerry Grens NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – 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. …