Colorectal Cancer Payment Fairness Act

II 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 1894 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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES JUNE 8, 2023 Mr. BOOKER introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance 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 05:07 Jul 01, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1894.IS S1894 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •S 1894 IS 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 05:07 Jul 01, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S1894.IS S1894 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS