Access to Breast Cancer Diagnosis Act of 2021

United States117th CongressS-1067Senate
Updated: Apr 12, 2021

Summary

Access to Breast Cancer Diagnosis Act of 20 21 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).

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Timeline

Latest companion bill action

HR-5769: Access to Breast Cancer Diagnosis Act of 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

    Senate

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