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Eliminating Disparities in Breast Cancer Treatment Act of 2010

Introduced: May 5, 2010 Introduced by: Gillibrand, Kirsten E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 5, 2010
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Eliminating Disparities in Breast Cancer Treatment Act of 2010 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a breast cancer treatment quality performance system to: (1) assess and disclose publicly, through the use of quality measures, the quality of care provided for the treatment of breast cancer by specified health care providers; and (2) base payment to such providers for such treatment on their performance with respect to such measures.

Requires reduced payments to providers that either do not submit data in accordance with the reporting process in the system, or furnish low quality care for treatment of breast cancer.

What's happening now May 5, 2010

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2279 Related bill Eliminating Disparities in Breast Cancer Treatment Act of 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3318: Eliminating Disparities in Breast Cancer Treatment Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3318/
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"S. 3318: Eliminating Disparities in Breast Cancer Treatment Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3318/.
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S. 3318, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3318/.
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