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Lung Cancer Screening and Prevention Act of 2025

IntroducedFebruary 18, 2025
Introduced1 year ago
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Why This Matters

This bill expands Medicare coverage to include additional lung cancer screening tests. It allows tests cleared or approved by the Food and Drug Administration to be offered as preventive services.

Who this affects
Medicare beneficiaries · Department of Health and Human Services · healthcare providers
What changes is this bill making?
  1. 1Expands preventive lung cancer screening coverage under Medicare Part B.
  2. 2Allows coverage for any lung cancer screening test cleared or approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
  3. 3Requires use of the national coverage determination process to decide on covering new tests.
  4. 4Removes a separate requirement for an extra local coverage review for these screening tests.
  5. 5Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to set test frequency and payment limits in consultation with expert organizations.
  6. 6Takes effect on the date the bill becomes law and applies to services furnished on or after that date.
Read the detailed summary

Lung Cancer Screening and Prevention Act of 2025This bill authorizes Medicare coverage of additional types of lung cancer screening tests that are approved by the Food and Drug Administration, regardless of whether they are recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must set coverage and payment limits for such tests. (Currently, Medicare covers screening tests for the early detection of lung cancer if they are recommended by the task force.)

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