Finn Sawyer Access to Cancer Testing Act
This bill expands Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP coverage for specific cancer diagnostic tests, directly affecting cancer patients enrolled in these programs. It requires Medicare to cover genetic tests like DNA sequencing (80% of cost) and limits testing frequency to once at diagnosis, once for recurrence, and as needed for treatment planning. Medicaid and CHIP must include these tests as mandatory coverage starting January 1, 2027, with states given flexibility to comply via state legislation. The bill also mandates a new HHS education program to inform doctors and the public about genomic testing for cancer care.
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Feb 2025
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Introduced Feb 26, 2025
Last action Feb 26, 2025
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Feb 26, 2025
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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.
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Feb 26, 2025
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1 primary · 13 co-sponsors
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Doris O. Matsui
DDemocratic
Co
Chellie Pingree
DDemocratic
Co
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
DDemocratic
Co
Don Bacon
RRepublican
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Donald G. Davis
DDemocratic
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Greg Landsman
DDemocratic
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Gus M. Bilirakis
RRepublican
Co
James A. Himes
DDemocratic
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Josh Gottheimer
DDemocratic
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Mike Thompson
DDemocratic
Co
Paul Tonko
DDemocratic
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