Late last year the U.S. Preventive Screening Task Force set off a firestorm of controversy when it announced that routine mammograms weren’t necessary for women in their 40s and that women between the ages of 50 and 74 only needed to get screened every other year.

Well, thankfully, the discourse and pressure from women’s groups, organizations like Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, doctors and lawmakers worked. The Senate just approved an amendment to the health-overhaul bill that effectively nullified the Task Force’s guidelines and promised mammogram coverage for women starting at age 40. And, the House voted an impressive 426 – 0 for a resolution saying the guidelines shouldn’t be used by insurers to deny coverage for routine screening.

Here’s a recent Wall Street Journal article that gives a comprehensive update. Check it out.