Bill > S4440

This bill, the Screening for Communities to Receive Early and Equitable Needed Services (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 key provisions of the bill include: expanding the program's goals to enhance support activities like patient navigation and evidence-based strategies to increase screening, reduce disparities in cancer incidence and mortality, and ensure equitable access to screening and diagnostic services; requiring more frequent and detailed reporting on the program's activities; and authorizing $500 million in funding for the program annually from 2023 to 2027. This bill is intended to address the decline in cancer screenings during the COVID-19 pandemic and the disproportionate impact of breast and cervical cancer on certain racial and ethnic minority groups.