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S. 624 (114th)

Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2015

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Introduced

3 March 2015

Last action

3 March 2015 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Sponsors

Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS], Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD], Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME], Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI], Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE], Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO], Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA], Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Sen. Donnelly, Joe [D-IN], Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY], Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS], Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE], Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM], Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO], Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA], Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH], Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR], Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME], Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV], Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK], Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN], Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

5 December 2025

Healthcare

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Summary

Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2015 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests (in order to cover 100% of their cost under Medicare part B [Supplementary Medical Insurance Benefits for the Aged and Disabled]), regardless of the code billed for a diagnosis as a result of a test, or for the removal of tissue or other procedure furnished in connection with, as a result of, and in the same clinical encounter as the screening test.

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Timeline

  1. 3 March 2015

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 3 March 2015

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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