3.0.0 1370 2022-11-01T16:47:44Z 2022-11-01T16:47:44Z House HR 2019-02-26 116 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. JUDY CHU of California:H.R. 1370.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the United StatesConstitution.[Page H2235]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2019-02-27T21:28:11Z Referred to 2019-02-26T15:03:00Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2019-02-26T17:20:19Z Referred to 2019-02-26T15:03:05Z Breast Cancer Patient Equity Act 116 562 S 2019-02-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Identical bill CRS 2019-02-27 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2019-02-26 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2019-02-26 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2019-02-26 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2019-02-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-02-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001080 Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] Judy Chu D CA 27 N W000813 Rep. 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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).

]]> Breast Cancer Patient Equity Act Display Title Breast Cancer Patient Equity Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for custom fabricated breast prostheses following a mastectomy. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Breast Cancer Patient Equity Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr1370ih/xml/BILLS-116hr1370ih.xml 2019-02-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.