PREFERRED Screening Act

This bill would require the federal health department, within 2 years, to start a Medicare test program that pays health providers for full breast cancer risk assessments and personalized screening and risk-reduction plans. The assessments would use genetic testing, a polygenic risk score, family history, breast density, and other factors to estimate a person's 5-year breast cancer risk and place them in a risk category. The program would cover people aged 40 to 74 in traditional Medicare, could be delivered in person or remotely with mailed genetic test kits, and would prioritize providers in high-mortality states, shortage areas, underserved areas, and rural areas. The program would run for 7 years unless expanded, would be paid for with existing innovation center funds, and would require interim and final reports to Congress.

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Sponsors

• Bill Cassidy Republican sponsor
• 1 cosponsors