3.0.0 1415 2023-01-11T16:47:41Z 2023-01-11T16:47:41Z Senate S S 2007-05-16 110 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-05-16T22:57:24Z Cancer Screening, Treatment, and Survivorship Act of 2007 110 2353 HR 2007-05-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Identical bill CRS 2007-05-16 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2007-05-16 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6198) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-05-16 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD N S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. 2007-05-16 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2007-05-21 False M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2007-05-21 False A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA 2007-05-22 False B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2007-05-22 False M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2007-06-04 False J000177 Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] TIM JOHNSON D SD 2007-06-14 False L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2007-06-19 False S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2007-06-20 False W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2007-06-26 False I000025 Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL INOUYE D HI KEN 2007-06-29 False C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2007-10-16 False D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN 2008-05-01 False Health Access to health care Cancer Economics and Public Finance Education Federal aid to health facilities Health education Higher education Indian medical care Medicaid Medical education Medical research Medical screening Medical tests Minorities Mortality Preventive medicine Quality of care Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Health 00 2007-05-16 Introduced in Senate 2007-08-08T21:45:29Z Cancer Screening, Treatment, and Survivorship Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to make matching grants to states or Indian tribes for: (1) cancer screening and referrals; (2) developing and disseminating public information and education programs for the detection and control of certain cancers; (3) improving the education, training and skills of health professionals in detecting certain cancers; and (4) establishing mechanisms to monitor the quality of screening procedures.

Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to allow states to provide coverage under Medicaid for individuals not otherwise eligible who are under the age 65 and who: (1) have been screened for cancer and have been referred for treatment; or (2) have been diagnosed or treated for cancer.

Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), acting through the Director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI), to expand research programs to identify and improve cancer screening and testing protocols and tools, with particular emphasis on those cancers with the highest incidence of mortality and disability.

Directs the Secretary to award grants for activities to raise public awareness to ensure widespread use of cancer screening programs and access to the best available screening and testing services.

Requires the Director of NIH to: (1) expand cancer survivorship research activities at NCI-designated cancer centers; and (2) provide assistance to such centers for research to evaluate models of survivorship care.

]]> Cancer Screening, Treatment, and Survivorship Act of 2007 Display Title Cancer Screening, Treatment, and Survivorship Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and the Social Security Act to improve screening and treatment of cancers, provide for survivorship services, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Cancer Screening, Treatment, and Survivorship Act of 2007 Introduced in Senate 2007-05-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s1415is/xml/BILLS-110s1415is.xml 2007-05-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.