Colorectal Cancer Payment Fairness Act

I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3382 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. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 16, 2023 Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. CASTEN, Mr. MORELLE, Ms. SCANLON, Ms. STRICKLAND, Mr. CARBAJAL, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. VAN DREW, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. POR- TER, Mr. COHEN, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. POCAN, Mr. TRONE, Mr. EVANS, Mr. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. KILMER, Ms. WILSON of Flor- ida, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. KEATING, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, and Mr. TAKANO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com- mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Colorectal Cancer Pay- 4 ment Fairness Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:04 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3382.IH H3382 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 3382 IH SEC. 2. ELIMINATING THE COINSURANCE REQUIREMENT 1 FOR CERTAIN COLORECTAL CANCER 2 SCREENING TESTS FURNISHED UNDER THE 3 MEDICARE PROGRAM. 4 Section 1833(dd) of the Social Security Act (42 5 U.S.C. 1395l(dd)) is amended— 6 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and before 7 January 1, 2030,’’; and 8 (2) in paragraph (2)— 9 (A) in subparagraph (A), by adding ‘‘and’’ 10 at the end; 11 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 12 ‘‘through 2026, 85 percent; and’’ and inserting 13 ‘‘and each subsequent year, 100 percent.’’; and 14 (C) by striking subparagraph (C). 15 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:04 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H3382.IH H3382 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS