Mobile Cancer Screening Act
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Summary
What This Bill Does
Creates a federal mobile cancer screening grant program through HRSA to fund new mobile screening units in rural and underserved areas, with matching-fund, reporting, and authorization provisions.
Who Benefits and How
Rural and underserved patients, including high-risk populations with screening gaps, could gain earlier access to cancer screening and follow-up care through new mobile units.
Who Bears the Burden and How
HHS and HRSA would need to administer grants and report outcomes, while grantees must satisfy matching requirements and deliver follow-up capacity.
Key Provisions
- States findings about cancer prevalence, low lung-cancer screening rates, and the value of mobile screening units.
- Requires HRSA to award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements for new mobile cancer screening units, with awards capped at $2,000,000.
- Limits eligible entities to certain hospitals, federally qualified health centers, academic health centers, health systems, and eligible collaborations.
- Requires prioritization of high-impact, underserved, and follow-up-capable applicants, matching funds, a report to Congress, and authorizes $15,000,000 annually for fiscal years 2027 through 2031.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Creates a federal mobile cancer screening grant program through HRSA to fund new mobile screening units in rural and underserved areas, with matching-fund, reporting, and authorization provisions.
Key Policy Areas
Health, Rural Affairs, Cancer
Primary Purpose
Creates a federal mobile cancer screening grant program through HRSA to fund new mobile screening units in rural and underserved areas, with matching-fund, reporting, and authorization provisions.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Rural and underserved patients and eligible healthcare entities operating mobile screening units
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- HRSA administrators and grantees meeting reporting and matching-fund conditions
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Roger Marshall
R-KS | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Marshall (for himself and Mr. Reed) introduced the following …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, …
Introduced in Senate
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Hospitals, federally qualified health centers, health systems, and other eligible entities seeking support for mobile cancer screening units, Rural and underserved patients who could receive expanded access to cancer screening and follow-up care
HRSA administrators and grantees responsible for award administration, matching funds, and outcome reporting
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
- "administrator"
- → Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration
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