H.R. 842 House Health
Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
STAGE 2 OF 8 — COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION
Currently in the House. Last action: reported (amended) by the committee on ways and means. h. rept. 119-333, part i on Oct 3, 2025.
- House Introduced in House Jan 31, 2025
- House Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Jan 31, 2025
- House Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Sep 17, 2025
- House Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 0. Sep 17, 2025
- House Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-333, Part I. Oct 3, 2025
Cosponsors
338
Subjects
CancerHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth promotion and preventive careMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMedicare
Committees
- Ways and Means Committee
- [Reported By, Oct 3, 2025]
- [Markup By, Sep 17, 2025]
- [Referred To, Jan 31, 2025]
- Energy and Commerce Committee
- [Referred To, Jan 31, 2025]
Summary
Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage ActThis 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.
[Summary as of: Introduced in House]
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