HR 2407 United States House · 118th Congress

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

This bill would require Medicare to cover FDA-approved blood tests that screen for multiple cancers simultaneously (like breast, lung, or colorectal cancer) for beneficiaries. It directly affects Medicare recipients aged 65+ who could access these new screenings once per year, without prior authorization. The key provision adds "multi-cancer early detection screening tests" to Medicare's covered services under Part B, defining them as blood tests analyzing cell-free DNA, while maintaining existing coverage for standard screenings like mammograms. The bill does not change current coverage for individual cancer screenings but ensures Medicare keeps pace with new medical technology.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Mar 30, 2023 Last action Dec 17, 2024
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Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Dec 17, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 118-893, Part I.
lower
Jun 27, 2024
Introduced
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 38 - 0.
lower
Jun 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
lower
Apr 7, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Mar 30, 2023
Committee
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.
lower
Mar 30, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 319 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Jodey C. Arrington
Jodey C. Arrington
RRepublican
TX
19
Co
Photo of A. Drew Ferguson IV
A. Drew Ferguson IV
RRepublican
GA
3
Co
Photo of Aaron Bean
Aaron Bean
RRepublican
FL
4
Co
Photo of Abigail Davis Spanberger
Abigail Davis Spanberger
DDemocratic
VA
7
Co
Photo of Adam Smith
Adam Smith
DDemocratic
WA
9
Co
Photo of Adrian Smith
Adrian Smith
RRepublican
NE
3
Co
Photo of Al Green
Al Green
DDemocratic
TX
9
Co
Photo of Alexander X. Mooney
Alexander X. Mooney
RRepublican
WV
2
Co
Photo of Alma S. Adams
Alma S. Adams
DDemocratic
NC
12
Co
Photo of Ami Bera
Ami Bera
DDemocratic
CA
6
Co
Photo of Andrea Salinas
Andrea Salinas
DDemocratic
OR
6