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Opportunities for Local Mammography Deployment

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Director, Health Economics
Andrew Friedson, PhD, is the head of research for the Milken Institute Health. He is an economist with expertise in health care and related sectors.
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Bumyang Kim, PhD

Associate Director, Health Economics
Bumyang Kim, PhD, is an associate director of health economics research in the Health pillar of the Milken Institute, where he leads data-driven, evidence-based research to advance health equity and reduce disparities in health care access and delivery.
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Associate Director, Health Economics
Katherine Sacks, PhD, is an associate director in research at Milken Institute Health. Her research concerns health equity, health disparities, and the social determinants of health, focusing particularly on adverse maternal birth outcomes, as well as the effects of the social safety net on measures of population health.
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There is considerable variation in mammography deployment, utilization, and breast cancer detection across the United States. While some areas have a high density of mammography resources—and a corresponding high rate of breast cancer screening and detection—other areas have far fewer resources and, in turn, lower screening and detection rates.

This report uses the location of every mammogram machine in the United States to quantify the geographic distribution of mammography, assess how its deployment corresponds to county-level breast cancer incidence, and provide evidence to guide more equitable investment and resource allocation for women’s preventive health services.
 

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