November 28, 2025
Mr. Gottheimer (for himself and Mr. Rutherford) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require coverage of lung cancer biomarker testing under the Medicaid program.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Improving Medicaid Precision and Cancer Test Act of 2025
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Sec. 2. Requiring coverage of lung cancer biomarker testing under the Medicaid program
(a) In general
Title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) is amended—
(1)
in section 1902(a)(10)(A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking and (30)
and inserting (30), and (32)
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(2)
in section 1905—
(A)
in subsection (a)—
(i)
in paragraph (31), by striking ; and
and inserting a semicolon;
(ii)
by redesignating paragraph (32) as paragraph (33); and
(iii)
by inserting the following paragraph after paragraph (31):
(32)
lung cancer biomarker testing; and; and
(3)
in section 1937(b)(5), by inserting before the period at the end the following: , and beginning January 1, 2027, coverage of lung cancer biomarker testing
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(b) Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply beginning January 1, 2027.