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Mike Crapo (R-ID)

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

S. 339 · Senate bill Health

A Republican bill with 35 Democratic cosponsors · See all 68 cosponsors

Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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, known as the ``Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act,'' aims to amend the Social Security Act. It seeks to provide Medicare coverage for multi-cancer early detection screening tests. These tests are defined as those used for the concurrent detection of multiple cancer types across multiple organ sites. The coverage would apply to specific tests, such as genomic sequencing blood or blood product tests. The bill also establishes specific payment amounts and time-based limitations for these screenings.

Yes· 3 of 9

  • Scored +5

    Does this make health care easier to get in general?

    The bill provides coverage for advanced multi-cancer early detection screenings through Medicare.

  • Scored +4

    Would people in middle age be better off under this?

    Middle-aged individuals benefit from expanded cancer screening coverage before reaching the age limits.

  • Scored +3

    Would people over 65 be better off under this?

    The bill expands Medicare benefits for early cancer detection, though benefits are phased out by age.

The opposite

  • Scored -1

    Does this reduce what the federal government spends?

    The bill implements age-based limitations and frequency restrictions on Medicare payments for these tests.