Breast Cancer Patient Equity Act

HB 1370 Breast Cancer Patient Equity Act

US Congress 116th Congress

Breast Cancer Patient Equity Act
HB-1370


About HB-1370

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).

  

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Introduced 03/08/2019

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History

Referred To The Subcommittee On Health.

02/27/2019

Introduced In House

02/26/2019

Referred To The Committee On Energy And Commerce, And In Addition To The Committee On Ways And Means, For A Period To Be Subsequently Determined By The Speaker, In Each Case For Consideration Of Such Provisions As Fall Within The Jurisdiction Of The Committee Concerned.

02/26/2019

Referred To The Subcommittee On Health.

02/26/2019