S 1873
117th Congress
Senate
Health
Blood and blood diseases
Cancer
Congressional oversight
Genetics
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act of 2021
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 27, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 27, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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Plain-English summary
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. The Government Accountability Office must report on the resulting utilization and effectiveness of such tests.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related & companion bills
2
Bill text
1 version
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Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
42
R
Young, Todd
R
Daines, Steve
D
Cortez Masto, Catherine
R
Moran, Jerry
R
Lankford, James
R
Kennedy, John
D
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Sinema, Kyrsten
R
Cassidy, Bill
D
Heinrich, Martin
D
Smith, Tina
R
Tillis, Thomas
D
Booker, Cory A.
D
Hickenlooper, John W.
D
Van Hollen, Chris
R
Wicker, Roger F.
D
Klobuchar, Amy
D
Reed, Jack
D
Coons, Christopher A.
I
King, Angus S., Jr.
D
Ossoff, Jon
R
Marshall, Roger
D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
R
Boozman, John
D
Peters, Gary C.
R
Cramer, Kevin
D
Hassan, Margaret Wood
D
Baldwin, Tammy
R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
R
Capito, Shelley Moore
R
Collins, Susan M.
D
Kelly, Mark
R
Rounds, Mike
R
Murkowski, Lisa
D
Padilla, Alex
D
Rosen, Jacky
R
Hyde-Smith, Cindy
R
Risch, James E.
D
Shaheen, Jeanne
R
Barrasso, John
D
Bennet, Michael F.
R
Scott, Tim
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1873: Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1873/
"S. 1873: Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1873/.
S. 1873, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1873/.
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