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Susan Collins (R-ME)

ASAP Act

S. 3267 · Senate bill Health

A Republican bill with 33 Democratic cosponsors · See all 59 cosponsors

Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S8278-8279)

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill is known as the Alzheimer's Screening and Prevention Act or the ASAP Act. It amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act. The main goal is to provide Medicare coverage for blood-based dementia screening tests. These tests are meant for the early detection of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. The coverage is set to begin on or after January 1, 2028.

Yes· 3 of 23

  • Scored +9

    Would people over 65 be better off under this?

    Directly benefits seniors by providing Medicare coverage for critical dementia screening.

  • Scored +9

    Would retired people be better off under this?

    Directly improves healthcare coverage for the primary population of retirees via Medicare.

  • Scored +7

    Does this make health care easier to get in general?

    Provides Medicare beneficiaries access to advanced blood-based dementia screening tests.

The opposite

  • Scored -2

    Does this reduce what the federal government owes?

    Expanding Medicare coverage for new screening tests likely increases federal spending.

  • Scored -2

    Does this reduce what the federal government spends?

    The bill increases government expenditures by adding a new covered benefit to Medicare.

  • Scored -1

    Does this make the government pay for what it commits to?

    Adding new mandates to Medicare spending without funding offsets slightly reduces fiscal restraint.