Breast Cancer Survivors, Surgeons Worry New Medical Codes Will Limit Access on Reconstruction Surgery

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National Cancer Institute

About one in eight women will get diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. And for many, breast reconstruction surgery is an important part of recovery.

But a change in medical insurance reimbursements could make it harder for some patients to get a specific type of reconstruction surgery in the future. WHYY’s Nicole Leonard reports.

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(Original air-date: 4/10/23)

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Nicole Leonard is a health and science reporter for WHYY News. She joined the newsroom in 2022 after covering health care for Connecticut Public Radio. Before that, she was the health reporter for the Press of Atlantic City.