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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1894
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 8, 2023Mr. Booker introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
A BILL
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.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the Colorectal Cancer Payment Fairness Act.
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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 (A), by adding and at the end;
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking through 2026, 85 percent; and and inserting and each subsequent year, 100 percent.; and
(C) by striking subparagraph (C).