Women's Cancer Recovery Act of 2003

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 108th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

R LoBiondoSponsor

41 cosponsors · 35 D, 5 R, 1 I

15 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Women's Cancer Recovery Act of 2003 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) to require certain group health plans, and health insurance issuers providing coverage under a group plan, to ensure specified minimum coverage regarding: (1) the surgical treatment of breast cancer, including…

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Mar 26, 2003

Prohibits: (1) changing coverage terms and conditions based on a participant's or beneficiary's decision to request less than the minimum coverage; and (2) certain penalties or incentives for providers or specialists.

Amends: (1) PHSA to apply similar requirements to health insurance issuers in the individual market; and (2) the Internal Revenue Code to apply those requirements to group health plans.

Exempts from the requirements of this Act health insurance coverage in certain States.

Provides for coordination of the administration of this Act among the Secretaries of Labor, the Treasury, and Health and Human Services.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Women's Cancer Recovery Act of 2003

Latest action (May 2, 2003): Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 26, 2003

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.