WASHINGTON, D.C.— Heeding bipartisan calls in Congress led by Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Martha McSally (R-Ariz.), both members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, the Department of Defense agreed to expand TRICARE coverage for improved breast cancer screening options for female service members and veterans starting next month.

In September, the senators led a bipartisan letter to Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Thomas McCaffery, requesting that DoD expand TRICARE’s coverage to include digital breast tomosynthesis, known as DBT or 3D mammography.

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