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Comprehensive Breast Reconstruction Act of 2020

Introduced: October 9, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Oct 9, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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.
Oct 9, 2020
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E939-940)
Oct 9, 2020
Introduced in House
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Comprehensive Breast Reconstruction Act of 2020

This bill provides for Medicare, Medicaid, and private health insurance coverage of certain tattooing services in connection with post-mastectomy breast reconstruction, and aligns the scope of Medicare and Medicaid coverage of such breast reconstruction with that of private health insurance.

What's happening now October 9, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 5 Republican 1
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Dec 2, 2020
Demings, Val
· Oct 16, 2020
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Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Oct 16, 2020
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Oct 16, 2020
 R
Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Oct 9, 2020
DAVIS, SUSAN
· Oct 9, 2020
Deutch, Theodore
· Oct 9, 2020
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Oct 9, 2020
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Oct 9, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8558: Comprehensive Breast Reconstruction Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8558/
MLA
"H.R. 8558: Comprehensive Breast Reconstruction Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8558/.
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H.R. 8558, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8558/.
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