HOUSE 2594117th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Colorectal Cancer Payment Fairness Act
- Last Action
- 4/16/2021
Actions
- 2021-04-16Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2021-04-15Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
- 2021-04-15Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2021-04-15Referred 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.
- 2021-04-15Referred 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.
- 2021-04-15Introduced in House
- 2021-04-15Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-04-15 (00)
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).
Cosponsors (20)
- Rodney Davis (R-IL)
- A. McEachin (D-VA)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- SANFORD BISHOP (D-GA)
- G. K. Butterfield (D-NC)
- Sean Casten (D-IL)
- Tom Malinowski (D-NJ)
- David McKinley (R-WV)
- Joseph Morelle (D-NY)
- BOBBY RUSH (D-IL)
- Mary Scanlon (D-PA)
- Marilyn Strickland (D-WA)
- Daniel Webster (R-FL)
- Salud Carbajal (D-CA)
- Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ)
- Al Lawson (D-FL)
- Cynthia Axne (D-IA)
- Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH)
- Nikema Williams (D-GA)
- Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
Subjects
- Cancer
- Digestive and metabolic diseases
- Health care costs and insurance
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Medicare
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