119-hr5671

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

    (IH) ]

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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.

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 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

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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
        (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) .
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