Breast Cancer Patient Equity Act

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 117th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

D ChuSponsor

20 cosponsors · 15 D, 5 R

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

This bill provides for Medicare coverage of custom fabricated breast prostheses following the surgical removal of the breast (i.e., a mastectomy), including replacements of such prostheses. Currently, Medicare covers surgically implanted breast prostheses, as well as some external breast prostheses (e.g., post-surgical bras).

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · May 11, 2021

Breast Cancer Patient Equity Act

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

About this bill and sources

Official title: Breast Cancer Patient Equity Act

Latest action (May 12, 2021): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: May 11, 2021

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

No recorded floor vote found.