Senator Seeking Answers on Mammogram Program Cuts
Sen. Jenny Oropeza (D-Long Beach) has sent a letter asking California Health and Human Services Secretary Kim Belshé to provide information about the number of mammograms provided after the state scaled back its Every Woman Counts breast cancer screening program for low-income women. CHHS has said it aims to reduce mammogram recipients to 259,000 this fiscal year, down from 311,000 last year.
- "Calif. Senator Demands Numbers on Mammogram Cuts" (Tayefe Mohajer, AP/San Francisco Chronicle, 5/11).