Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act
Official title: A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require coverage under State plans under the Medicaid program for annual lung cancer screening with no … Show full official titleShow less
Official title: A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require coverage under State plans under the Medicaid program for annual lung cancer screening with no cost sharing for individuals for whom screening is recommended by U.S. Preventive Services Task Force guidelines, to expand coverage under Medicaid of counseling and pharmacotherapy for cessation of tobacco use, and for other purposes.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S2377-2379)
Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act
This bill provides for coverage without prior authorization requirements of annual lung cancer screenings under Medicaid, Medicare, and private health insurance for individuals for whom screenings are recommended under U.S. Preventive Services Task Force guidelines (as of March 9, 2021).
It also expands Medicaid coverage of counseling and pharmacotherapy for cessation of tobacco use to include such services for (1) all individuals, rather than only pregnant women; and (2) the use of vapes and e-cigarettes.
The Department of Health and Human Services must conduct outreach on the importance of lung cancer screenings and who should be screened, and the Government Accountability Office must report on the demographics of those diagnosed with lung cancer and recommend ways the federal government can improve screenings.
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- AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION
- AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK, INC.
- AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4566: Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4566/
"S. 4566: Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4566/.
S. 4566, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4566/.
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