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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2949 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2949
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.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 30, 2025
Mr. Booker (for himself and Mr. Heinrich) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment
and Public Works
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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 (B), by striking ``through
2026'' and inserting ``through 2025''; and
(B) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the
following:
``(C) for 2026 and each subsequent year, 100
percent.''.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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