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Colorectal Cancer Payment Fairness Act

S. 1894 · 118th Congress · Jun 8, 2023 · Lineage

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.

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).