,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ajgj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ab1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,dent 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,courtney1
 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 and ,mr4 ,payne7    
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce1 and in addition to the   
,committee on ,ways and ,means1 for a   
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title ,,xviii of the ,social      
,security ,act to waive coinsurance     
under ,medicare for colorectal cancer   
screening tests1 regardless of whether  
therapeutic intervention is required    
during the screening4  #a4 ,short title 
,this ,act may be cited as the ,removing
 ,barriers to ,colorectal ,cancer       
,screening ,act of #bjac4  #b4 ,findings
 ,congress finds the following3  7#a7   
,colorectal cancer is the second leading

 cause of cancer death among men and    
women in the ,united ,states1 killing   
more non-smokers than any other cancer4 
7#b7 ,every year1 more than #adj1jjj    
,americans are diagnosed with colorectal
 cancer and more than #ej1jjj ,americans
 will die from it4  7#c7 ,colorectal    
cancer screening colonoscopy allows for 
the detection and removal of polyps1 or 
abnormal growths1 that could become     
cancerous1 as well as for the early     
detection of colorectal cancer when     
treatment can be most effective4  7#d7  
,if all precancerous polyps were        
identified and removed before becoming  
cancerous1 estimates show the number of 
new colorectal cancer cases could be    
reduced by #gf to #ij percent and deaths
 could be reduced by #gj to #ij percent4
  7#e7 ,although colorectal cancer is   
largely preventable1 one in three adults
 between the ages of #ej and #ge are not
 up to date with recommended colorectal 
cancer screening4  7#f7 ,two-thirds of  
colorectal cancer cases are diagnosed in

 patients over the age of #fe4  7#g7    
,colorectal cancer screening colonoscopy
 is a highly effective preventive       
service1 and removing financial barriers
 can help to increase rates of          
screening4  #c4 ,waiving ,medicare      
coinsurance for colorectal cancer       
screening tests  7a7 ,in general        
,section #ahcc7;a77#a77,y7 of the       
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#aciel7a77#a77,y77 is amended by        
inserting 1 including a colorectal      
cancer screening test 7regardless of the
 code that is billed for the            
establishment of a diagnosis as a result
 of the test1 or for the removal of     
tissue or other procedure that is       
furnished in connection with1 as a      
result of1 and in the same clinical     
encounter as the screening test71 after 
section #ahfa7;ddd77#c74  7b7 ,effective
 date ,the amendment made by subsection 
7a7 shall apply to items and services   
furnished after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act4