# 116-hr-8845: Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act of 2020

116-hr-8845, Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL); status Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8845
- Congress: 116
- Title: Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced: 2020-12-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act of 2020 This bill provides for Medicare coverage and payment for multi-cancer early detection screening tests that are approved by the Food and Drug Administration and that are used to screen for cancer across many cancer types.

## Cosponsors (13)

- Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19] (R-TX), 2020-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA), 2020-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2020-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2020-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2020-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2020-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2020-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] (D-WI), 2020-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2] (R-OH), 2020-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2020-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3] (R-GA), 2020-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2020-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] (R-FL), 2020-12-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020
- 116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act
- 116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-8845 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8845)

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- [116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1570)
- [116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3495)
- [116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2423)
- [116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4104)
- [116-hr-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1865)
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