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US S5141

US S5141
Find It Early Act


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Introduced
09/23/2024
In Committee
09/23/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
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

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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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