HR 842 · 119th Congress · Health

Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act

Introduced 2025-01-31· Sponsored by Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19]· House

Bill Progress

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Latest: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-333, Part I.(2025-10-03)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act 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.…

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Cosponsors (20)

9 Democrats11 Republicans