S. 339 · 119th Congress · Senate

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

Active· Introduced in Senate
Introduced
Jan 30, 25
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
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Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

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.

Action Timeline

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  1. JAN 30, 2025Senate

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

  2. JAN 30, 2025Library of Congress

    Introduced in Senate

Committees

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Finance Committee

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Referred: Jan 30, 2025

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