HR 5671 · in committee · significant
Colorectal Cancer Payment Fairness Act
- healthcare
What this bill does
- This bill removes Medicare coinsurance costs for colorectal cancer screening tests.
- Medicare beneficiaries receiving colorectal cancer screening are affected.
- The change takes effect immediately upon enactment with no appropriations needed.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How would removing coinsurance costs for colorectal cancer screening affect screening rates among Medicare beneficiaries compared to current participation levels?
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What is the estimated annual cost to Medicare from eliminating coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening, and how does this compare to potential savings from earlier cancer detection?
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Should colorectal cancer screening receive different cost-sharing treatment than other preventive cancer screenings covered by Medicare?
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Sponsor · D-NJ-12
Bonnie Watson Coleman
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Introduced 2025-09-30
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Legislative timeline
2025-09-30 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-09-30 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-09-30 · 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.
2025-09-30 · 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.
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