Bill > HR8185

This bill, the Screening for Communities to Receive Early and Equitable Needed Services for Cancer Act (or the SCREENS for Cancer Act of 2022), aims to reauthorize and improve the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) for fiscal years 2023 through 2027. The NBCCEDP provides cancer screening and diagnostic services, as well as public education, outreach, patient navigation, and care coordination, to low-income, uninsured, or underinsured women, with a focus on reaching racial and ethnic minority groups and geographically or culturally isolated populations. The bill seeks to expand the program's services, increase breast and cervical cancer screening rates, and reduce disparities in cancer incidence and mortality among certain populations.