Medicaid Breast Cancer Access to Treatment Act

Bill: 119-hr-4543
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]
Introduced: 2025-07-17
Policy area: Health
Latest action: action_date: 2025-07-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4543 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 17, 2025 Ms. Waters (for herself, Ms. Garcia of Texas , Ms. Norton , Ms. Velázquez , Ms. Wasserman Schultz , Mrs. Dingell , Ms. Clarke of New York , Mr. Fields , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Ms. Tlaib , Mr. Thompson of Mississippi , Ms. Sewell , Mr. Gottheimer , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Mr. Thanedar , Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania , Mr. Latimer , Ms. Wilson of Florida , Mr. Veasey , Mr. Cohen , Mr. Lynch , Mrs. McIver , Mr. García of Illinois , Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick , Ms. Moore of Wisconsin , and Mr. Costa ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require coverage for certain individual with breast or cervical cancer under the Medicaid program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medicaid Breast Cancer Access to Treatment Act . 2. Requiring Medicaid coverage for certain individuals with breast or cervical cancer under the Medicaid program (a) In general Section 1902 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396a ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(10)— (A) in subparagraph (A)— (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking and (30) and inserting (30), and (32) ; (ii) in clause (i)— (I) in subclause (VIII), by striking or at the end; (II) in subclause (IX), by adding or at the end; and (III) by adding at the end the following new subclause: (X) who are described in subsection (aa) (relating to certain breast or cervical cancer patients); ; and (iii) in clause (ii), by striking subclause (XVIII); and (B) in the matter at the end, in subdivision (XIV), by striking subparagraph (A)(10)(ii)(XVIII) and inserting subparagraph (A)(10)(i)(X) ; and (2) in subsection (aa)— (A) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2); (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; and (C) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, by inserting as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, after ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg(c) ), . (b) Inclusion of breast reconstruction as medical assistance Section 1905(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396d(a) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (31), by striking and at the end; (2) by redesignating paragraph (32) as paragraph (33); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (31) the following new paragraph: (32) breast reconstruction following a medically necessary mastectomy; and . (c) Conforming amendments (1) FMAP Section 1905(b)(4) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396d(b)(4) ) is amended by striking section 1902(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XVIII) and inserting section 1902(a)(10)(A)(i)(X) . (2) Cost sharing (A) In general Subsections (a)(2) and (b)(2) of section 1916 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396o ) are each amended— (i) in subparagraph (I), by striking or at the end; (ii) in subparagraph (J), by striking ; and at the end and inserting , or ; and (iii) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (K) items and services furnished to individuals described in section 1902(aa); and . (B) Alternative cost sharing Section 1916A(b)(3) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396o–1(b)(3) ) is amended— (i) in subparagraph (A)(v), by striking 1902(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XVIII) and inserting 1902(a)(10)(A)(i)(X) ; and (ii) in subparagraph (B)(viii), by striking 1902(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XVIII) and inserting 1902(a)(10)(A)(i)(X) . (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply beginning 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.