US HB4286 | 2023-2024 | 118th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-2)
Status: Introduced on June 22 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-06-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 22 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-06-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require coverage under State plans under the Medicaid program for annual lung cancer screening with no cost sharing for individuals for whom screening is recommended by U.S. Preventive Services Task Force guidelines, to expand coverage under Medicaid of counseling and pharmacotherapy for cessation of tobacco use, and for other purposes.
Title
Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY] | Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA] | Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL] | Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX] |
| Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA] | Rep. Al Green [D-TX] | Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA] | Rep. Jake Auchincloss [D-MA] |
| Rep. Deborah Ross [D-NC] | Rep. Michael Lawler [R-NY] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-23 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2023-06-22 | House | Referred to the Committee 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. |
| 2023-06-22 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4286/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr4286/BILLS-118hr4286ih.pdf |
