Urge Congress to Support a Medicare Fix for Custom Breast Prosthesis

Women deserve to have all options
available to help with the recovery process following mastectomy.
Options include reconstructive surgery, to go flat, off-the-shelf
prosthesis or custom breast prosthesis. Breast Cancer Patient Equity
Act will allow custom breast prosthesis as an eligible benefit under
Medicare. Many third-party payers follow Medicare guidelines. Members
of Congress need to hear from constituents to know this issue is
important in their district. Senators Tammy Duckworth
(D-IL) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Representatives Judy Chu (D-CA) and
Jackie Walorski (R-IN) have introduced S. 2051/H.R. 3087, the Breast
Cancer Patient Equity Act, to provide a Medicare fix for custom breast
prostheses to women who have undergone a mastectomy. The billing code and
fee schedule have been in place for custom breast prosthesis since 1999. Taking
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