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Disparities in BRCA testing: when insurance coverage is not a barrier
The American Journal of Surgery, 10/08/09

Olaya W et al. – The data show that half of those patients at risk for carrying a BRCA mutation do not undergo testing. Insurance coverage for genetic testing does not influence the decision to test. Developing counseling instruments that explain the benefits of testing to unaffected high–risk individuals or targeted to those with a high school level education may be a strategy to improve testing rates.

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