Breast Cancer Patient Equity Act of 2021
Summary
Breast Cancer Patient Equity Act of 2021 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).
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jun 15, 2021
Last action Jun 15, 2021
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
2
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Committee
1
Jun 15, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
upper
Jun 15, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tammy Duckworth
DDemocratic
Co
Amy Klobuchar
DDemocratic
Co
Lisa Murkowski
RRepublican
Co
Sherrod Brown
DDemocratic
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