The legislation & regulation that made last year
Breast Cancer Patient Equity Act
CHICAGO (October 11, 2019)—As we kick off Breast Cancer Awareness month, Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), lead sponsor for S.562, the Breast Cancer Patient Equity Act, visited Second Act Mastectomy Boutique in Chicago to meet with breast cancer survivors.
WATERLOO, Iowa (March 1, 2019)—Representatives on both sides of the aisle re-introduced the Breast Cancer Patient Equity Act bill that, if passed, will expand Medicare coverage to include custom breast prostheses as an option for women recovering from mastectomy surgery.
The bipartisan bills S. 562 and H.R. 1370 were co-sponsored by Sens. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) and Lisa Murkowsi (R-Alaska), along with Reps. Judy Chu (D-Calif.) and Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.).