To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to provide benefits for lung cancer screenings for certain individuals without the imposition of cost sharing.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to provide benefits for lung cancer screenings for certain individuals without the imposition of cost sharing., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Finance, Immigration.
Who Benefits and How
health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H3E70A5E73B3744729DA818984D051274: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Katherine’s Lung Cancer Early Detection and Survival Act of 2024.
- Section H2FB34065E4274F17AB0D188EEF2DA760: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: Lung cancer is the number 1 killer of all cancers. Lung cancer causes more deaths than prostate cancer, breast...
- Section H1A94E5FEA7F04022B76445EF863FCCB8: 3. Requiring coverage of lung cancer screenings for certain individuals without cost sharing Section 2713(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C....
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to provide benefits for lung cancer screenings for certain individuals without the imposition of cost sharing., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Finance, Immigration
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to provide benefits for lung cancer screenings for certain individuals without the imposition of cost sharing., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- health care providers and patients
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- health care providers and patients
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Boyle of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. DeSaulnier) introduced …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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