H.R. 469 · 117th Congress
Comprehensive Breast Reconstruction Act of 2021
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HastingsSponsor15 cosponsors · 14 D, 1 R
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Bishop
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Deutch
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Demings
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González-Colón
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Jackson Lee
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Johnson
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Lee
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Soto
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Scanlon
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Thompson
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Wasserman Schultz
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Jones
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McGovern
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Raskin
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Meeks11 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
This bill provides for Medicare, Medicaid, and private health insurance coverage of certain tattooing services in connection with post-mastectomy breast reconstruction, and aligns the scope of Medicare and Medicaid coverage of such breast reconstruction with that of private health insurance.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jan 25, 2021
Comprehensive Breast Reconstruction Act of 2021
This bill provides for Medicare, Medicaid, and private health insurance coverage of certain tattooing services in connection with post-mastectomy breast reconstruction, and aligns the scope of Medicare and Medicaid coverage of such breast reconstruction with that of private health insurance.
Specifically, the bill provides for coverage of reconstructive tattooing services that are performed by a health care practitioner or state-licensed tattoo artist pursuant to a physician prescription, and expands Medicare and Medicaid coverage to include all stages of reconstruction, surgery to produce a symmetrical appearance, and prostheses and physical complications of mastectomies (e.g., lymphedemas).
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Comprehensive Breast Reconstruction Act of 2021
Latest action (Feb 2, 2021): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 25, 2021
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.