HR 842 · Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-333, Part I.
- Introduced
- Jan 31, 2025
- Latest action
- Oct 3, 2025
- Sponsor
- Rep. Jodey C. Arrington [R-TX-19]
- Policy area
- Health
- Cosponsors
- 338
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.
Recent actions
- Oct 3, 2025 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-333, Part I.
- Oct 3, 2025 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-333, Part I.
- Sep 17, 2025 Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 0.
- Sep 17, 2025 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jan 31, 2025 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 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 Introduced in House
- Jan 31, 2025 Introduced in House
Votes
No recorded votes are available for this bill.