S 755 · in committee · significant
Finn Sawyer Access to Cancer Testing Act
- healthcare
What this bill does
- Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP must cover advanced genetic cancer tests like DNA sequencing and microarray analysis.
- Cancer patients and their doctors are affected by the new coverage requirements.
- HHS must create an education program about genetic testing and genetic counselors.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How would requiring Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP to cover advanced genetic cancer tests affect healthcare costs and premiums for these programs?
- 02
What barriers currently prevent cancer patients from accessing genetic testing, and how would an HHS education program address them?
- 03
Should genetic counselor involvement be mandated before or after genetic testing to ensure patients understand results and implications?
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Sponsor · R-MS
Roger F. Wicker
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Introduced 2025-02-26
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Legislative timeline
2025-02-26 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
2025-02-26 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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