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Comprehensive Breast Reconstruction Act of 2021

Introduced: January 25, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Feb 2, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 25, 2021
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.
Jan 25, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 25, 2021
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E66-67)
Jan 25, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Comprehensive Breast Reconstruction Act of 2021

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.

Specifically, the bill provides for coverage of reconstructive tattooing services that are performed by a health care practitioner or state-licensed tattoo artist pursuant to a physician prescription, and expands Medicare and Medicaid coverage to include all stages of reconstruction, surgery to produce a symmetrical appearance, and prostheses and physical complications of mastectomies (e.g., lymphedemas).

What's happening now February 2, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 9
D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Mar 10, 2021
Jones, Mondaire
· Feb 5, 2021
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 5, 2021
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Feb 5, 2021
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jan 25, 2021
Demings, Val
· Jan 25, 2021
Deutch, Theodore
· Jan 25, 2021
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jan 25, 2021
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Jan 25, 2021
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Jan 25, 2021
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jan 25, 2021
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jan 25, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 469: Comprehensive Breast Reconstruction Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-469/
MLA
"H.R. 469: Comprehensive Breast Reconstruction Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-469/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 469, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-469/.
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[H.R. 469: Comprehensive Breast Reconstruction Act of 2021](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-469/)
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