SENATE 1067117th CongressRead twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Access to Breast Cancer Diagnosis Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 4/12/2021
Actions
- 2021-04-12Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 2021-04-12Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-04-12 (00)
Access to Breast Cancer Diagnosis Act of 2021
This bill prohibits private health insurance plans from imposing higher cost-sharing requirements on breast cancer diagnostic examinations than initial breast cancer screening examinations. Diagnostic examinations are generally required after an initial screening detects an abnormality and typically require additional mammogram images (e.g., x-rays).
Cosponsors (1)
- Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
Subjects
- Cancer
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health care quality
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Women's health
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