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119th Congress Health

S. 339: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)Jan 30, 2025
  2. Passed Senate (not reached)
  3. Passed House (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in Senate, Jan 30, 2025

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.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

Roll calls

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Amendments

0 offered

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Cosponsors

68

Bipartisan support.

Who scored on this bill

18 points earned
  1. 1Michael Crapo R-ID SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, reached a cosponsor milestone4 events+18
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History

  1. Jan 30, 2025Introduced in the Senate by Michael Crapo.
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  1. Jan 30, 2025Introduced in Senate
  2. Jan 30, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.