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S 740 108th Congress Senate

Colon Cancer Screen for Life Act of 2003

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit under the medicare program.

Introduced: March 27, 2003 See on congress.gov
Health Ambulatory careCoinsuranceColon cancerFinance and Financial Sector
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Mar 27, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 27, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4529-4530)
Mar 27, 2003
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 27, 2003

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Colon Cancer Screen for Life Act of 2003 - Expresses the sense of the Congress with respect to the use of and reimbursement for colorectal cancer screening tests covered under the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act (SSA).

Amends SSA title XVIII to: (1) increase reimbursement for colorectal cancer screening and diagnostic tests; (2) cover an outpatient office visit or consultation for the purpose of beneficiary education before a colorectal cancer screening test consisting of a screening colonoscopy or in conjunction with the beneficiary's decision to obtain such a screening, regardless of whether such screening is medically indicated with respect to the beneficiary; and (3) waive the deductible for colorectal cancer screening tests.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1422 Identical bill Colon Cancer Screen for Life Act of 2003
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 2
D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jul 19, 2004
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Apr 29, 2003
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Mar 27, 2003
 R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Mar 27, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 740: Colon Cancer Screen for Life Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-740/
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"S. 740: Colon Cancer Screen for Life Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-740/.
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