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Read. Follow. Verify.Proposed Expansion of Medicare Lung Cancer Screening Coverage
Record date · December 17, 2024
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What This Bill Would Do
This bill would allow Medicare to cover new types of lung cancer screening tests that have been cleared or approved by the FDA. It grants the Secretary of Health and Human Services the authority to determine which additional tests qualify as for Medicare beneficiaries.
If passed, this bill would change the range of diagnostic tools available to Medicare enrollees for early lung cancer detection, potentially altering the scope of covered under .
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Medicare Part B enrollees
The bill changes the scope of preventive services available to these individuals by allowing for the potential coverage of additional lung cancer screening tests.
Secretary of Health and Human Services
The bill grants the Secretary new authority to determine coverage, frequency, and payment limits for additional lung cancer screening tests.
Key Facts
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Expansion of Preventive Coverage Authority
The bill shifts the mechanism for adding lung cancer screenings from a rigid statutory list to a more flexible administrative process under the Secretary of HHS.
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