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To require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations.

USA115th CongressHR-3338| House 
| Updated: 7/20/2017
Rosa L. DeLauro

Rosa L. DeLauro

Democratic Representative

Connecticut

Cosponsors (35)
Tim Ryan (Democratic)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Nita M. Lowey (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)James R. Langevin (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Madeleine Z. Bordallo (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Niki Tsongas (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Brad Sherman (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)James E. Clyburn (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Rick Larsen (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Ways and Means Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee, Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Breast Cancer Patient Protect Act of 2017 This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to require a group or individual health plan that provides medical and surgical benefits to ensure that inpatient (and in the case of a lumpectomy, outpatient) coverage and radiation therapy are provided for breast cancer treatment. Such a plan may not: (1) restrict benefits for any medically necessary hospital stay to less than 48 hours for a mastectomy or breast conserving surgery or less than 24 hours for a lymph node dissection, or (2) require that a provider obtain authorization from the plan for prescribing any such hospital stay. Such a plan must: (1) provide notice to each participant and beneficiary regarding the coverage required under this bill, and (2) ensure that coverage is provided for secondary consultations. Health plans are prohibited from taking specified actions to avoid the requirements of this bill. Health insurers that provide individual health insurance coverage may discontinue an individual's coverage based on the intentional concealment of material facts regarding a health condition related to a condition for which coverage is being claimed.
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Timeline
Jul 20, 2017
Introduced in House
Jul 20, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, 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.
  • July 20, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • July 20, 2017
    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, 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.

Health

CancerEmployee benefits and pensionsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHospital careSurgery and anesthesiaWomen's health

To require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations.

USA115th CongressHR-3338| House 
| Updated: 7/20/2017
Breast Cancer Patient Protect Act of 2017 This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to require a group or individual health plan that provides medical and surgical benefits to ensure that inpatient (and in the case of a lumpectomy, outpatient) coverage and radiation therapy are provided for breast cancer treatment. Such a plan may not: (1) restrict benefits for any medically necessary hospital stay to less than 48 hours for a mastectomy or breast conserving surgery or less than 24 hours for a lymph node dissection, or (2) require that a provider obtain authorization from the plan for prescribing any such hospital stay. Such a plan must: (1) provide notice to each participant and beneficiary regarding the coverage required under this bill, and (2) ensure that coverage is provided for secondary consultations. Health plans are prohibited from taking specified actions to avoid the requirements of this bill. Health insurers that provide individual health insurance coverage may discontinue an individual's coverage based on the intentional concealment of material facts regarding a health condition related to a condition for which coverage is being claimed.
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Timeline
Jul 20, 2017
Introduced in House
Jul 20, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, 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.
  • July 20, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • July 20, 2017
    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, 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.
Rosa L. DeLauro

Rosa L. DeLauro

Democratic Representative

Connecticut

Cosponsors (35)
Tim Ryan (Democratic)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Nita M. Lowey (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)James R. Langevin (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Madeleine Z. Bordallo (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Niki Tsongas (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Brad Sherman (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)James E. Clyburn (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Rick Larsen (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Ways and Means Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee, Education and Workforce Committee

Health

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
CancerEmployee benefits and pensionsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHospital careSurgery and anesthesiaWomen's health