Low reimbursement and malpractice fears are cited amongst the reasons for this troubling finding:
Another potential factor, the authors say, is that there might be fewer doctors doing the test, which could lead to long delays in women getting appointments. The authors referred to a recent Institute of Medicine report that speculated that low reimbursements by insurers and increased malpractice litigation against radiologists who read mammograms could be limiting the physicians providing this test.
