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<item congress="117" measure-type="s" measure-number="1873" measure-id="id117s1873" originChamber="SENATE" orig-publish-date="2021-05-27" update-date="2021-07-12">
<title>Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act of 2021</title>
<summary summary-id="id117s1873v00" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2021-07-12">
<action-date>2021-05-27</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act of </b><b>2021</b></p> <p>This bill provides for Medicare coverage and payment for multi-cancer early detection screening tests that are approved by the Food and Drug Administration and that are used to screen for cancer across many cancer types. The Government Accountability Office must report on the resulting utilization and effectiveness of such tests.</p>]]></summary-text>
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