A Democratic bill with 16 Republican cosponsors · See all 67 cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill is called the Access to Breast Cancer Diagnosis Act of 2025. It stops group health plans and health insurance issuers from putting cost-sharing requirements on diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations. Cost-sharing requirements include things like deductibles, coinsurance, and copayments. The bill allows plans to still require timely prior authorization or use other appropriate utilization controls for these examinations. It also applies these rules to grandfathered health plans and high-deductible health plans that work with health savings accounts. These changes apply to plan years starting on or after January 1, 2026.
Yes· 3 of 7
- Scored +9
Would women be better off under this?
This bill directly targets health expenses specific to women's breast health, providing significant financial and access benefits.
- Scored +8
Does this make health care easier to get in general?
By removing financial barriers like deductibles and copayments for diagnostic and supplemental breast exams, the bill significantly improves access to critical cancer care.
- Scored +7
Does this give people more protection from unfair business practices?
By prohibiting cost-sharing for essential breast cancer diagnostic and supplemental examinations, the bill increases consumer protections for health plan members.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Section 2 adds a new section to the Public Health Service Act that bans group health plans and health insurance issuers from charging any cost-sharing requirements for diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations, which helps people get these tests without paying out-of-pocket costs like deductibles, copayments, or coinsurance.
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Section 2 also amends the Internal Revenue Code to create a safe harbor for high-deductible health plans with health savings account eligibility, ensuring that a plan will not lose its status just because it does not have a deductible for diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations starting on or after January 1, 2026.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Section 2 states that nothing in the new section prohibits a group health plan or health insurance issuer from requiring timely prior authorization or imposing other appropriate utilization controls when approving coverage for a diagnostic and supplemental breast examination, which could create hurdles or delays for individuals trying to get their exams approved.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would women be better off under this? — This bill directly targets health expenses specific to women's breast health, providing significant financial and access benefits. Would households on low incomes be better off under this? — Lowering out-of-pocket costs for diagnostic services disproportionately benefits lower-income individuals who face greater financial barriers to care. Would middle-income households be better off under this? — Removing copayments and deductibles for these services provides financial relief to middle-class families.
- Healthcare
- Does this make health care easier to get in general? — By removing financial barriers like deductibles and copayments for diagnostic and supplemental breast exams, the bill significantly improves access to critical cancer care. Does this strengthen the Affordable Care Act? — The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Public Health Service Act in ways that complement existing ACA structures regarding high deductible plans.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this give people more protection from unfair business practices? — By prohibiting cost-sharing for essential breast cancer diagnostic and supplemental examinations, the bill increases consumer protections for health plan members.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Does this narrow the gap between how men and women are treated? — Addressing costs specifically related to breast examinations contributes to gender-specific health equity.
- 10/29/2026
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 10/6/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 10/5/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 9/24/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 9/10/2026
- 3 Cosponsors added.
- 9/2/2026
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 8/31/2026
- 3 Cosponsors added.
- 8/27/2026
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 8/24/2026
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 8/17/2026
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 6/29/2026
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 6/25/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/24/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/15/2026
- 3 Cosponsors added.
- 6/2/2026
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 5/11/2026
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 4/28/2026
- 3 Cosponsors added.
- 4/27/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 4/13/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/26/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/24/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 1/12/2026
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 11/7/2025
- 4 Cosponsors added.
- 11/4/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 10/24/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 10/21/2025
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 10/3/2025
- 5 Cosponsors added.
- 8/22/2025
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 8/12/2025
- 4 Cosponsors added.
- 7/23/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 7/14/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/24/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/20/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/12/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/6/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 4/29/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 4/28/2025
- Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
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Joyce BeattyDemocrat · Ohio
Julia BrownleyDemocrat · California
Don BaconRepublican · Nebraska
Nanette BarragánDemocrat · California
Wesley BellDemocrat · Missouri
Janelle BynumDemocrat · Oregon
Robert BresnahanRepublican · Pennsylvania
Yvette ClarkeDemocrat · New York
Angie CraigDemocrat · Minnesota
Troy CarterDemocrat · Louisiana
Donald DavisDemocrat · North Carolina
Lloyd DoggettDemocrat · Texas
Madeleine DeanDemocrat · Pennsylvania
Chuck EdwardsRepublican · North Carolina
Sarah ElfrethDemocrat · Maryland
Brian FitzpatrickRepublican · Pennsylvania
Josh GottheimerDemocrat · New Jersey
Daniel GoldmanDemocrat · New York
Maggie GoodlanderDemocrat · New Hampshire
Adelita GrijalvaDemocrat · Arizona
Jahana HayesDemocrat · Connecticut
Chrissy HoulahanDemocrat · Pennsylvania
Julie JohnsonDemocrat · Texas
Robin KellyDemocrat · Illinois
Young KimRepublican · California
Thomas KeanRepublican · New Jersey
Timothy KennedyDemocrat · New York
Teresa Leger FernandezDemocrat · New Mexico
John LarsonDemocrat · Connecticut
Stephen LynchDemocrat · Massachusetts
Ted LieuDemocrat · California
Nick LaLotaRepublican · New York
Michael LawlerRepublican · New York
Nicholas LangworthyRepublican · New York
Greg LandsmanDemocrat · Ohio
James McGovernDemocrat · Massachusetts
Gwen MooreDemocrat · Wisconsin
Seth MoultonDemocrat · Massachusetts
Joseph MorelleDemocrat · New York
Lucy McBathDemocrat · Georgia
Max MillerRepublican · Ohio
Jennifer McClellanDemocrat · Virginia
Ryan MackenzieRepublican · Pennsylvania
Eleanor NortonDemocrat · District of Columbia
Joe NeguseDemocrat · Colorado
Chellie PingreeDemocrat · Maine
Mark PocanDemocrat · Wisconsin
Scott PetersDemocrat · California
Deborah RossDemocrat · North Carolina
Jamie RaskinDemocrat · Maryland
Josh RileyDemocrat · New York
Adam SmithDemocrat · Washington
Haley StevensDemocrat · Michigan
Kim SchrierDemocrat · Washington
Melanie StansburyDemocrat · New Mexico
Paul TonkoDemocrat · New York
Claudia TenneyRepublican · New York
Rashida TlaibDemocrat · Michigan
Lori TrahanDemocrat · Massachusetts
Shri ThanedarDemocrat · Michigan
Jefferson Van DrewRepublican · New Jersey
Beth Van DuyneRepublican · Texas
Derrick Van OrdenRepublican · Wisconsin
Eugene VindmanDemocrat · Virginia
Joe WilsonRepublican · South Carolina
Debbie Wasserman SchultzDemocrat · Florida
James WalkinshawDemocrat · Virginia