HR 4752 · in committee · significant
Reducing Hereditary Cancer Act
- healthcare
What this bill does
- Medicare will cover genetic testing to identify hereditary cancer mutations in eligible individuals.
- People with personal or family history of hereditary cancer and those at risk are affected.
- Coverage includes testing, risk-reducing surgeries, and screenings through Medicare.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How might expanding Medicare coverage for hereditary cancer genetic testing affect wait times and costs for non-Medicare patients seeking the same services?
- 02
What criteria should determine which individuals qualify for Medicare-funded genetic testing, and who decides if someone has sufficient family history?
- 03
Could covering risk-reducing surgeries through Medicare create incentives for preventive procedures that might not be medically necessary for all eligible patients?
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Sponsor · D-FL-25
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
27/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-07-23
Joining the bill
Vern Buchanan
R-FL-16 · original
Mariannette Miller-Meeks
R-IA-1 · original
Kim Schrier
D-WA-8 · original
Josh Gottheimer
D-NJ-5
Lateefah Simon
D-CA-12
Debbie Dingell
D-MI-6
André Carson
D-IN-7
Steve Cohen
D-TN-9
Eleanor Holmes Norton
D-DC
Suzanne Bonamici
D-OR-1
Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.
D-CA-31
Zachary Nunn
R-IA-3
+ 15 more
Legislative timeline
2025-07-23 · house · IntroReferral
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.
2025-07-23 · house · IntroReferral
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.
2025-07-23 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-07-23 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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