September 30, 2025
Mr. Booker (for himself and Mr. Heinrich) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works
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 (B), by striking through 2026
and inserting through 2025
; and
(B)
by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following:
(C)
for 2026 and each subsequent year, 100 percent.