US Congress House Bill 3338 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 36-0)
Status: Introduced on July 20 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-07-20 - 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.
Pending: House Energy And Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Breast Cancer Patient Protection 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.

Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2017

Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]	Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]	Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]	Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]	Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]
Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]	Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]
Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]	Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham [D-NM]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]
Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]
Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. James Clyburn [D-SC]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]
Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]	Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-07-20	House	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.
2017-07-20	House	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.
2017-07-20	House	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.
2017-07-20	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3338/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr3338/BILLS-115hr3338ih.pdf