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H.R. 3338 (115th)

Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2017

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Introduced

20 July 2017

Last action

20 July 2017 · Introduced

Status

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.

Sponsors

Rosa DeLauro, Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17], Rick Larsen, C. Ruppersberger, Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6], Gerald Connolly, CAROLYN MALONEY, Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large], Marcy Kaptur, Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Mark Takano, John Yarmuth, Donald Payne, JOSE SERRANO, Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA], Niki Tsongas, Grace Napolitano, Raúl Grijalva, Michelle Lujan Grisham, Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], ELIOT ENGEL, TIM RYAN, ALCEE HASTINGS, JAMES LANGEVIN, James McGovern, BOBBY RUSH, James Clyburn, Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD, David Cicilline, Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28], NITA LOWEY, Brad Sherman

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

11 August 2025

Healthcare

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Summary

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

  1. 20 July 2017

    Introduced

    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.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 20 July 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 20 July 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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