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S 339 · in committee · major

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

What this bill does

  • Starting in 2028, Medicare will cover FDA-approved multi-cancer screening tests that detect multiple cancer types at once.
  • Medicare beneficiaries under age 68 (increasing by one year annually) are eligible for this coverage.
  • Beneficiaries can receive one test every 11 months after CMS determines coverage is appropriate.

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  1. 01

    How might covering multi-cancer screening tests affect Medicare's total spending, and what evidence supports that this early detection reduces overall cancer treatment costs?

  2. 02

    Who would benefit most from access to these screening tests, and could the age-based eligibility create disparities among older Medicare beneficiaries?

  3. 03

    What criteria should CMS use to decide which multi-cancer tests qualify for coverage, and how might this bill's approval timeline align with FDA's drug review process?

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-01-30 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  2. 2025-01-30 · senate · IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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