Thyroid Disease CARE Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Stevens
Introduced
Summary
Establishes a funded federal program to research thyroid disease, tackle care gaps, and boost public awareness. The bill would direct HHS to study causes and disparities, improve diagnosis and survivorship care, and run an education campaign focused on women and other affected groups.
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- Patients and families: More research into diagnosis, treatment, survivorship, and persistent symptoms would aim to improve care, with special attention to women and people during reproductive years.
- Researchers and agencies: HHS and the National Academies would get dedicated support for studies and recommendations, including authorization of $30 million per year for research from 2026–2030 and $30 million per year for gap analysis over the same period.
- Health plans and data: The bill would require data collection from group health plans, federal employee plans, and State Medicaid and CHIP programs to identify access barriers and disparities by race, language, geography, sex, disability, and insurance status.
- Public and providers: A public awareness campaign funded at $3 million per year from 2026–2030 would educate people and clinicians about signs, screening in pregnancy, treatment options, and reducing implicit bias.
*Would authorize and appropriate about $63 million per year for 2026–2030, increasing federal spending over that period.*
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Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
More thyroid research and data
This bill would give HHS $30 million each year from 2026 through 2030 for thyroid research and analysis. The Secretary would consult the National Academies and professional societies. Studies would examine causes, diagnostics, treatments, thyroid cancer care and survivorship, symptom management, and subclinical hypothyroidism. HHS would request data from Medicare, SEER, state Medicaid and CHIP (via T‑MSIS), group plans, and national surveys, protect patient privacy, and report preliminary findings within 24 months and final recommendations by the end of FY2030.
New thyroid awareness campaign
This bill would fund a national thyroid public awareness campaign with $3 million each year from 2026 through 2030. The campaign would explain incidence, signs, and treatment options, and highlight disparities and impacts on women. It would describe possible benefits of routine screening during pregnancy and reproductive years. HHS would also share evidence-based guidance with health care providers and may partner with nonprofits, schools, and public-private groups to distribute materials.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Stevens
MI • D
Cosponsors
Underwood
IL • D
Sponsored 12/18/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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