118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 1894 — Colorectal Cancer Payment Fairness Act

“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.”

Health

Introduced Jun 8, 2023

Last action Jun 8, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

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Introduced

Jun 8, 2023

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Referred

Jun 8, 2023

Finance

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Committee

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Senate

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House floor

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Resolve Changes

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Signed

SummaryCRS Summary

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).

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in Senate

Timeline · 2 actions

Jun 8, 2023

Introduced in Senate

Jun 8, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.