,,ii #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #ffh ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #f1 #bjai,mr4 ,brown 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,wicker1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,ms4 ,collins1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,mr4 ,barrasso1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,ms4 ,cortez ,masto1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,ms4 ,harris1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,mr4 ,heinrich1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,mr4 ,king1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,leahy1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4 ,menendez1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,mr4 ,reed1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,ms4 ,sinema1 ,ms4 ,smith1 ,ms4 ,stabenow1 ,mr4 ,sullivan1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mr4 ,udall1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 and ,mrs4 ,blackburn7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,finance ,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 #bjai4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among men and women combined in the ,united ,states4 7#b7 ,in #bjai1 more than #ade1fjj ,americans will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer and approximately #ea1jjj ,americans will die from it4 7#c7 ,approximately #fj percent of colorectal cancer cases and #gj percent of deaths occur in those aged #fe and older4 7#d7 ,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#e7 ,although colorectal cancer is largely preventable1 one in three adults over the age of #ej are not up to date with recommended colorectal cancer screening4 7#f7 ,over #a1gjj organizations have committed to eliminating colorectal cancer as a major public health problem and are working toward the shared goal of reaching #hj percent screened for colorectal cancer in every community4 7#g7 ,colorectal cancer screening colonoscopy is a highly effective preventive service1 and removing financial barriers can help to increase screening rates4 #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 this section shall apply to items and services furnished after the date of the enactment of this ,act4