@Nuitari -- $300 for a screening mammogram. Closer to a thousand all told if they discover something suspicious and follow-up studies are required. Is you wife worth it? I hope so.

Fitting...Barry the boob! I'll be glad to see him go, thanks for the mamories Obama.

Saw a tweet that read, "some people would rather get screwed by corporations than helped by the government." Especially a government headed up by a black man.

This so called BS is saving lives.

Scmitzie: Get a mammogram of your brain and Pay Hoffa his fifty!

@Mike in OC: I can understand your concerns about bias, so let me provide some context. Patch has been running a series of articles for breast cancer awareness month, and to provide a resource for our readers, we decided to take a look at how Obamacare affects mammography coverage. In searching the internet and doing research, it seemed there were many people who were curious about this issue but were unaware that cost-sharing was not allowed in plans renewing on or after August 2012. It may not have the political angle Patch readers are looking for, but I think it sharing a resource for women about a recent change in mammography policy during breast cancer awareness month is a positive thing.

Jeff,

While you're around, how about disposing of zyl350 below....

@Jeff Rumage -

Have the costs associated with Mammographies for insurance providers gone down because of Obamacare? If not, then who's making up for the difference if it's not the patients via co-pays?

Don't you think this info is vital to the validity of your article and headline?

Huh...
http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2011/02/07/aol-buying-huffington-post-m/

@AWD - so funny considering Denise Lockwood and I will be covering a large Racine County Tea Party event tomorrow and Patch will cover Mitt Romney's visit on Monday.

Ladies, you are confusing our right wing friends with facts.

Actually more articles like this mean more women will become aware of these services and find out about these conditions early -- before they become more costly, and more deadly.

Keith wants more articles about free food, he is always looking for a handout.

I have heard the accusations that the Patch is left-wing and right-wing. While the individual reporters and bloggers may have a slant, I believe that both sides are free to write what they feel, provided they don't step over a certain line.

As far as confusing the Right with facts, maybe you can clarify one for me Keith...
Have you paid Hoffa his 50 bucks yet?
(that was just to P155 off Bren)

@low life POS scum bag Schmitzy -

What do you know of facts - you can't even make good on your outstanding liabilities!

Heather - the hard-working tax payers will be paying for these "free" services which ObamaCare promises. Why do many Americans believe that health care should be free or cover all things...what ever happened to personal fiscal responsibility? Meanwhile, many people who receive government assistance have fancy televisions, cable, smart phones, etc. And how about the doctors who are receiving less and less reimbursement for their services from the government for Medicare? Something has to give and losing great doctors is not the solution. The liberals try to promise all things "free" to their voter base! Hard-working people have been funding "healthcare for all" for many years, hence the high premiums. Your headline is very misleading and propaganda!

*massive eye roll* back at you, Heather.

Heather...one more point. Have you ever witnessed the inefficiencies at the VA Hospital (government-run)? Great doctors and nurses work there, and the patients are wonderful people, but there is no comparison to the private hospitals as far as efficiency. The government takeover of healthcare should scare everyone. Read the UK newspapers for a week and you will know what I mean. Check out the Daily Mail online for a start.

@Annie- you nailed it!
@Heather- my insurance rate has gone way up and Obama said it would go down. Hmmm, I wonder why? I'd love some research on that story. I know the Patch will cover that, right?

@Annie - my eye roll was directed at those who think Ariana Huffington makes our editorial decisions.

But the facts remain - patients who get care before something catastrophic happens cost EVERYONE less in the long run. No one is saying stuff should be free - you pay for the services through premiums, right? And when services aren't covered or folks don't have health insurance, who do you think ends up paying more in the long run? Yep, EVERYONE. So ...

While my plan does pay for the mammogram and year check up - which this past year was around $500 I also pay an outrages premium with a huge deductible. I consider my insurance a entrance key to the Dr/Hospital - friends without insurance are charged upfront for services before they are rendered unless it is an emergency. That said, I get to go to my own Dr's of my choosing, get a discounted rate for other types of appointments. I'd rather stick with a plan of my choosing then run the risk of being told when where and how I do something. You don't get nothing for free - there is always a price.

Right, Heather. Which patient do you think costs the insurance company (and by extension, the people who pay premiums) the most -- a woman who gets a $400 mammogram every year or a woman who undergoes mastectomy, radiation and chemotherapy and spends weeks in the hospital?

Aren't you ladies supposed to moderate not participated? Pls keep your comments to each other on your Patch internal email, not on the blogs you oversee. Inappropriate at the very least. Guess any Patch claim of being unbiased is out the window now

Does the headline 'Cost for Mammograms the same;costs shifted thanks to Obamacare' work for you JRH?

@Jay -

That's more like it, as long as the article explains who the cost was shifted to.

My headline may be factually incorrect. We don't know exactly how much an individual mammogram cost in the pre or post Obamacare world. The cost could have gone up!

Excellent points Mr. Hoffa.