118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 3069Breast Cancer Patient Equity Act

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for custom fabricated breast protheses following a mastectomy.

Health
Introduced Oct 18, 2023
Last action Oct 18, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Oct 18, 2023
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Referred
Oct 18, 2023
Finance
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Committee
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Senate
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House floor
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Resolve Changes
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SummaryCRS Summary

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).

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in Senate
Timeline · 2 actions
Oct 18, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Oct 18, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.