To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for timely access to post-mastectomy items under Medicare.
Latest action · Jun 24, 2010 Referred to House Ways and Means
Progress
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- IntroducedJun 24, 2010
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) to require payment for post-mastectomy external breast prosthesis garments regardless of whether such items are supplied to the beneficiary before or after the mastectomy or other breast cancer surgical procedure.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop policies to ensure appropriate beneficiary access and utilization safeguards for such items.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 24, 2010 to Nov 16, 2010, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Gene Green | Original | Jun 24, 2010 |
| R-GA | Phil Gingrey | Original | Jun 24, 2010 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Nov 16, 2010 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 24, 2010Introduced in House
- Jun 24, 2010Referred to House Energy and Commerce
- Jun 24, 2010Referred to House Ways and Means
- Jun 24, 2010Referred 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
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- Jun 24, 2010Introduced in House
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