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Revises and reauthorizes the federal program that provides breast and cervical cancer screening, diagnostic, outreach, navigation, and care coordination services for low-income, uninsured, and underinsured women. The bill adds prevention and equity goals, requires services be consistent with evidence-based recommendations, and explicitly supports patient navigation and other strategies to increase screening and reduce disparities. It also authorizes $235,000,000 annually for fiscal years 2026–2030 for the program and requires the Government Accountability Office to submit a report by September 30, 2027 estimating program-eligible individuals, summarizing program service trends, and assessing barriers to access.
The bill expands and funds screening outreach and navigation to improve early detection for underserved women and gives policymakers better data, but it raises federal costs and could strain provider capacity or limit services depending on guideline interpretation and sustained funding.
Low-income, uninsured, and other underserved women gain expanded access to breast and cervical cancer screening and diagnostics, increasing earlier detection and likely improving survival and reducing treatment intensity.
Program support for evidence-based outreach, patient navigation, care coordination, and facilitation increases completion of screening and follow-up care, helping reduce disparities in who receives services.
The bill provides predictable, dedicated federal funding ($235 million annually for FY2026–2030), enabling states and providers to sustain and expand screening services.
Expanding and funding the program increases federal budgetary costs that will be borne by taxpayers or require reallocating funds from other priorities.
If funding or provider capacity is not sustained, increased screening demand could overwhelm local providers and delay diagnostic follow-up, harming timely care.
Relying on a revised statutory standard of 'relevant evidence-based recommendations' could narrow covered services if recommendations change or are interpreted restrictively.
Introduced May 22, 2025 by Tammy Baldwin · Last progress May 22, 2025