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Introduced
09/23/2024
09/23/2024
In Committee
09/23/2024
09/23/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2025
01/03/2025
Introduced Session
118th Congress
Bill Summary
A bill to provide for health coverage with no cost-sharing for additional breast screenings for certain individuals at greater risk for breast cancer.
AI Summary
This bill, the Find It Early Act, aims to provide health coverage with no cost-sharing for additional breast screenings for certain individuals at greater risk for breast cancer. The key provisions of the bill include:
1. Amending the Public Health Service Act to require group health plans and individual health insurance coverage to provide screening and diagnostic imaging (with no frequency limitations) for individuals at increased risk of breast cancer or with dense breast tissue, as well as for individuals determined by a healthcare provider to require such screening based on factors like age, race, ethnicity, or medical history.
2. Expanding Medicare coverage to include the same breast cancer screening and diagnostic imaging services, without any cost-sharing, for eligible individuals.
3. Requiring Medicaid to cover these breast cancer screening and diagnostic services, also without any cost-sharing, for eligible individuals.
4. Extending similar coverage and cost-sharing elimination for these services to TRICARE and veterans enrolled in the VA healthcare system.
The bill aims to improve access to comprehensive breast cancer screening and early detection, especially for those at higher risk, by eliminating financial barriers to these important preventive services.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services
Sponsors (2)
Last Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (on 09/23/2024)
Bill Topics
Defense
- ‐ Veterans Affairs
Health
- ‐ Disease Prevention
- ‐ Health Insurance Reform
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
|---|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/5141/all-info | 09/24/2024 |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/s5141/BILLS-118s5141is.pdf | 10/09/2024 |
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