Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act

This bill would let Medicare cover blood tests that can screen for many kinds of cancer at once, starting in 2028. Only tests that have FDA clearance or approval and are judged appropriate for Medicare patients would qualify . Coverage would start with people under age 68 in 2028, with the age limit going up by one year each year after that. You could get one test every 11 months . The bill also says this new coverage will not take away coverage for other cancer screenings like mammograms, colonoscopies, lung, cervical, or prostate screening, and vice versa .

If a test later gets a top rating from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, different standards would kick in for how Medicare pays for it .

• Who is affected: People with Medicare, below a set age that starts at 68 in 2028 and rises by one year every year
• What changes: Medicare may cover one multi-cancer early detection test every 11 months, if the test is FDA-cleared/approved and deemed appropriate
• When: Coverage can begin on or after January 1, 2028