Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
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Health
Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19] (R) — TX
Summary
This bill allows, beginning in 2028, for Medicare coverage and payment for multi-cancer early detection screening tests that are approved by the Food and Drug Administration and that are used to screen for cancer across many cancer types, if the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services determines such coverage is appropriate. Coverage is limited to those under a certain age (age 68 in 2028, increased by one year every year thereafter) and to one test every 11 months.
Legislative subjects
Cancer; Health; Health care costs and insurance; Health care coverage and access; Health promotion and preventive care; Medical tests and diagnostic methods; Medicare
Latest action
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-333, Part I.
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