# 119-s-1500: Access to Breast Cancer Diagnosis Act of 2025

119-s-1500, Access to Breast Cancer Diagnosis Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-03).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1500
- Congress: 119
- Title: Access to Breast Cancer Diagnosis Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-28
- Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-03

## Summary

**No cost-sharing for diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations**: The Access to Breast Cancer Diagnosis Act of 2025 would ban patient cost-sharing for medically necessary diagnostic and supplemental breast exams to reduce financial barriers to follow-up testing. - Patients and families: People with an abnormal screening result or higher breast cancer risk would not pay a deductible, copayment, coinsurance, or similar out-of-pocket charge for medically necessary diagnostic or supplemental breast exams. Exams must follow National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines. - Health plans and insurers: Group and individual plans could not impose cost-sharing for these exams but may require timely prior authorization or other utilization controls. State laws that provide greater protections would still apply. - High-deductible plans and HSA holders: For plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, plans would get a safe harbor so excluding these exams from a deductible does not disqualify a plan as a high-deductible health plan for Health Savings Account eligibility. - Grandfathered plans: The coverage requirement would be added to the rules that apply to grandfathered health plans so they are subject to the same ban on cost-sharing.

## Cosponsors (12)

- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] (R-AL), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (R-WV), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] (D-GA), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] (R-MS), 2025-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI), 2026-01-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2026-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA), 2026-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] (D-GA), 2026-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] (D-RI), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- No cost-sharing for breast exams: benefit, medium. If enacted, insurers could not make you pay copays, coinsurance, or deductibles for diagnostic or supplemental breast exams. This covers diagnostic mammograms, breast MRI, and breast ultrasound when medically appropriate. It would apply to employer and individual plans, including some grandfathered…
- Keep HSA eligibility for breast exams: benefit, low. If enacted, high-deductible health plans would not lose HSA eligibility if they exempt diagnostic or supplemental breast exams from the deductible. This safe harbor would apply to plan years starting January 1, 2026.

## Related bills

- 119-s-2296: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-4784: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas.
- 119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewellyn Kyl, former Senator for the State of Arizona.

## Sources
- [119-s-1500 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1500)

## Related
- [119-s-2296: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2296)
- [119-s-4784: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4784)
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former Uni…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-913)
- [119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewel…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-897)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1500 (as of 2026-10-03).