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HR 2291 111th Congress House Health Cancer Health care costs and insurance Medical tests and diagnostic methods Medicare Women's health

Medicare Early Detection of Cancer Promotion Act of 2009

Introduced: May 6, 2009 Introduced by: Thompson, Mike Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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May 7, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 6, 2009
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
May 6, 2009
Referred to House Ways and Means
May 6, 2009
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.
May 6, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Early Detection of Cancer Promotion Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 20% coinsurance for screening mammography and colorectal cancer screening tests.

What's happening now May 7, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2291: Medicare Early Detection of Cancer Promotion Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2291/
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"H.R. 2291: Medicare Early Detection of Cancer Promotion Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2291/.
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H.R. 2291, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2291/.
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