Colorectal Cancer Payment Fairness Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5671 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5671

   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.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 30, 2025

 Mrs. Watson Coleman (for herself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, and Mr. Carter of 
  Louisiana) introduced the following bill; which was 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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Colorectal Cancer Payment Fairness 
Act''.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATING THE COINSURANCE REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN COLORECTAL 
              CANCER SCREENING TESTS FURNISHED UNDER THE MEDICARE 
              PROGRAM.

    Section 1833(dd) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(dd)) 
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and before January 1, 
        2030,''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by adding ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``through 
                2026, 85 percent; and'' and inserting ``and each 
                subsequent year, 100 percent.''; and
                    (C) by striking subparagraph (C).
                                 <all>