Expand Mammogram Screening for Veterans
Official: Mammography Access for Veterans Act of 2025
IntroducedFebruary 5, 2026
Why This Matters
This bill expands a program that allows veterans to get breast cancer screenings through telehealth services. It helps ensure more women veterans can access important health care without needing to travel far.
If you are a woman veteran, you could have easier access to important breast cancer screenings.
Affects: Women veterans who need breast cancer screenings will benefit from this bill.
What changes is this bill making?
1. This bill would increase the availability of telescreening mammograms for veterans. 2. It aims to improve access to breast cancer screening for women veterans. 3. The bill supports a pilot program run by the Department of Veterans Affairs. 4. More veterans would have the option to receive these screenings remotely. 5. It seeks to enhance early detection of breast cancer among veterans.
Who is affected?
Women veterans who need breast cancer screenings will benefit from this bill.