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HR 2594 117th Congress House

Colorectal Cancer Payment Fairness Act

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the coinsurance requirement for certain colorectal cancer screening tests furnished under the Medicare program.

Introduced: April 15, 2021 See on congress.gov
Health CancerDigestive and metabolic diseasesHealth care costs and insuranceMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMedicare
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Apr 16, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 15, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Apr 15, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 15, 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.
Apr 15, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 16, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Colorectal Cancer Payment Fairness Act

This bill eliminates Medicare coinsurance requirements with respect to colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of the code billed for a resulting diagnosis or procedure, beginning in 2023 (rather than 2030).

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 4486 Related bill Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 50
All 50 Democratic 26 Republican 6
Posey, Bill
· Sep 24, 2021
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Sep 22, 2021
MALONEY, CAROLYN
· Aug 3, 2021
Brown, Anthony
· Jun 22, 2021
Spanberger, Abigail
· May 11, 2021
Luria, Elaine
· May 4, 2021
Axne, Cynthia
· Apr 15, 2021
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 15, 2021
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Apr 15, 2021
Butterfield, G. K.
· Apr 15, 2021
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Apr 15, 2021
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Apr 15, 2021
 D
Casten, Sean
Illinois · Apr 15, 2021
Cicilline, David
· Apr 15, 2021
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Apr 15, 2021
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Apr 15, 2021
Davis, Rodney
· Apr 15, 2021
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Apr 15, 2021
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Apr 15, 2021
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Apr 15, 2021
Gonzalez, Anthony
· Apr 15, 2021
 R
Guest, Michael
Mississippi · Apr 15, 2021
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Apr 15, 2021
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Apr 15, 2021
 R
Kelly, Trent
Mississippi · Apr 15, 2021
Kirkpatrick, Ann
· Apr 15, 2021
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Apr 15, 2021
Lawson, Al
· Apr 15, 2021
Malinowski, Tom
· Apr 15, 2021
 D
McBath, Lucy
Georgia · Apr 15, 2021
McEachin, A.
· Apr 15, 2021
McKinley, David
· Apr 15, 2021
 D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Apr 15, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 15, 2021
 D
Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Apr 15, 2021
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Apr 15, 2021
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Apr 15, 2021
Ruppersberger, C.
· Apr 15, 2021
RUSH, BOBBY
· Apr 15, 2021
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Apr 15, 2021
Sires, Albio
· Apr 15, 2021
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Apr 15, 2021
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Apr 15, 2021
 D
Stevens, Haley M.
Michigan · Apr 15, 2021
 D
Strickland, Marilyn
Washington · Apr 15, 2021
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Apr 15, 2021
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Apr 15, 2021
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Apr 15, 2021
 R
Webster, Daniel
Florida · Apr 15, 2021
 D
Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Apr 15, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2594: Colorectal Cancer Payment Fairness Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2594/
MLA
"H.R. 2594: Colorectal Cancer Payment Fairness Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2594/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 2594, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2594/.
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[H.R. 2594: Colorectal Cancer Payment Fairness Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2594/)
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