Breast Cancer Recovery Improvement Act
Latest action · Jun 3, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 9, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Breast Cancer Recovery Improvement Act - 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 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 9, 2013 to Jun 26, 2013, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | May 9, 2013 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | May 14, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | May 16, 2013 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Jun 26, 2013 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 3, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 10, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 9, 2013Introduced in House
- May 9, 2013Referred 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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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 9, 2013Introduced in House
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