# 119-hr-6320: Improving Medicaid Precision and Cancer Test Act of 2025

119-hr-6320, Improving Medicaid Precision and Cancer Test Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6320
- Congress: 119
- Title: Improving Medicaid Precision and Cancer Test Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-11-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**This bill would require Medicaid to cover lung cancer biomarker testing nationwide starting January 1, 2027.** It adds the test to the list of mandatory Title XIX services so states must include it in their Medicaid plans. - Families and patients: Medicaid enrollees diagnosed with lung cancer would have Medicaid-covered biomarker testing beginning January 1, 2027. - State Medicaid programs: State plans would be required to add lung cancer biomarker testing to the enumerated mandatory benefits under Title XIX. - Clinicians and laboratories: Providers and labs serving Medicaid patients would see coverage of these tests become an explicit federal requirement, supporting billing and access across participating states.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2025-11-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2026-02-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Medicaid would cover lung cancer tests: benefit, medium. If enacted, State Medicaid plans would have to cover lung cancer biomarker testing. Coverage would start January 1, 2027. This would help Medicaid enrollees who need this test. The bill text does not specify changes to copays, premiums, or funding.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1004: Love Lives On Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-6320 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6320)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-1004: Love Lives On Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1004)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6320 (as of 2026-04-21).