H.R. 4794 · 117th Congress
Making Advances in Mammography and Medical Options for Veterans Act
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Making Advances in Mammography and Medical Options for Veterans Act
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jul 29, 2021
Making Advances in Mammography and Medical Options for Veterans Act
This bill addresses the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provision of mammograms and breast cancer treatment.
Among other requirements, the VA must
- submit a strategic plan for improving breast imaging services for veterans,
- implement a three-year pilot program to provide telemammography services for veterans who live in locations where access to breast imaging services at a VA facility is difficult or unfeasible,
- upgrade all mammography services at its facilities to use three-dimensional breast imaging,
- update guidelines to increase the use of testing for the breast cancer gene and genetic counseling for veterans diagnosed with breast cancer, and
- update its policies and directives to ensure that it confirms the accessibility of a breast imaging site when referring a veteran with a spinal cord injury or disorder to a non-VA provider.
In addition, the VA must enter into a partnership with at least one cancer center of the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health in each Veterans Integrated Service Network to expand access to high-quality cancer care for women veterans. In implementing such partnerships, the VA must ensure that veterans with breast cancer who reside in rural areas or states without a partner cancer center are able to receive care through telehealth.
Finally, the VA must collaborate with the Department of Defense and report on all current research and health care collaborations between the departments on treating veterans and members of the Armed Forces with breast cancer.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Making Advances in Mammography and Medical Options for Veterans Act
Latest action (Oct 14, 2021): Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 29, 2021
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.