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Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act of 2021

Introduced: April 19, 2021 Introduced by: Sewell, Terri A. Democratic · Alabama See on congress.gov
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Mar 17, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 16, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 16, 2021
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.
Mar 16, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act of 2021

This bill provides for Medicare coverage and payment for multi-cancer early detection screening tests that are approved by the Food and Drug Administration and that are used to screen for cancer across many cancer types.

What's happening now March 17, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1873 Related bill Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 254
All 254 Democratic 95 Republican 78
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Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Dec 7, 2022
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Fallon, Pat
Texas · Nov 17, 2022
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Nov 14, 2022
Bustos, Cheri
· Nov 3, 2022
Kirkpatrick, Ann
· Nov 3, 2022
 D
Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Nov 3, 2022
Granger, Kay
· Oct 28, 2022
 R
Finstad, Brad
Minnesota · Oct 25, 2022
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Oct 21, 2022
 R
Bice, Stephanie I.
Oklahoma · Oct 7, 2022
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Oct 7, 2022
 D
Davids, Sharice
Kansas · Oct 7, 2022
 D
Harder, Josh
California · Oct 7, 2022
 R
Pfluger, August
Texas · Oct 7, 2022
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Oct 7, 2022
 R
Tenney, Claudia
New York · Sep 19, 2022
Carl, Jerry
· Sep 15, 2022
 R
Timmons, William R.
South Carolina · Sep 15, 2022
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Sep 13, 2022
Lawrence, Brenda
· Sep 13, 2022
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Sep 13, 2022
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Sep 13, 2022
 D
Casten, Sean
Illinois · Aug 30, 2022
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Waltz, Michael
Florida · Aug 30, 2022
Brown, Anthony
· Aug 2, 2022
Allred, Colin
· Jul 27, 2022
 D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Jul 27, 2022
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jul 26, 2022
 D
Stanton, Greg
Arizona · Jul 26, 2022
Gibbs, Bob
· Jul 21, 2022
McEachin, A.
· Jul 21, 2022
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Kustoff, David
Tennessee · Jul 19, 2022
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Jul 18, 2022
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Jul 14, 2022
Spanberger, Abigail
· Jul 14, 2022
 R
Baird, James R.
Indiana · Jul 12, 2022
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jul 12, 2022
 R
Rouzer, David
North Carolina · Jul 12, 2022
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Jun 22, 2022
Garcia, Mike
· Jun 14, 2022
Katko, John
· Jun 14, 2022
 R
Ellzey, Jake
Texas · Jun 13, 2022
 D
Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Jun 13, 2022
 R
Obernolte, Jay
California · Jun 9, 2022
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jun 7, 2022
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Jun 7, 2022
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jun 7, 2022
Perlmutter, Ed
· Jun 7, 2022
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jun 7, 2022
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Jun 7, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1946: Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1946/
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"H.R. 1946: Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1946/.
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H.R. 1946, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1946/.
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