H.R. 1017 · 115th Congress
Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Charles Dent
- Introduced
- 2017-02-13
- Latest action
- 2018-05-15 · ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Lance asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1017, a bill originally introduced by Representative Dent of Pennsylvania, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings under clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
Summary
Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017
This bill waives Medicare coinsurance requirements with respect to colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of the code billed for a resulting diagnosis or procedure.