# 119-hr-8260: Cardiovascular Disease Early Detection and Prevention Act of 2026

119-hr-8260, Cardiovascular Disease Early Detection and Prevention Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8260
- Congress: 119
- Title: Cardiovascular Disease Early Detection and Prevention Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-04-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**No-cost coverage for Lp(a) and apolipoprotein B (ApoB) testing for people at elevated cardiovascular risk**. This bill would require private group and individual health plans, Medicare, and Medicaid to cover these tests for people with a family history of premature cardiovascular disease, a prior heart attack or stroke, high LDL cholesterol, diabetes, obesity, or other recognized cardiovascular risk factors. - Families and people with private insurance would get preventive Lp(a)/ApoB tests covered without cost sharing when they meet the listed risk criteria. This applies through the preventive services rules for plan years starting 180 days after enactment. - Medicare beneficiaries with the specified high-risk profile would see Lp(a)/ApoB testing covered and exempted from cost sharing under the Medicare benefit rules, including relevant Parts A and B provisions. - Medicaid enrollees who meet the risk criteria would have the tests covered without cost sharing and states offering benchmark or benchmark-equivalent plans would be required to include this testing. The Medicare and Medicaid changes would apply to items and services furnished on or after the same 180-day date after enactment.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Free heart-risk tests for insured: benefit, low. If enacted, group and individual health plans would have to cover tests for lipoprotein(a) and apolipoprotein B as preventive services without cost sharing. This would apply only to people with listed heart‑risk factors and to plan years beginning 180 days after enactment. You must be enrolled in a…
- Free heart-risk tests for Medicaid: benefit, low. If enacted, State Medicaid programs would have to cover lipoprotein(a) and apolipoprotein B tests for enrollees with certain heart‑risk factors. Medicaid would not charge cost sharing for those tests. States could not offer benchmark or benchmark‑equivalent plans that omit this coverage for the spe…
- Free heart-risk tests for Medicare: benefit, low. If enacted, Medicare would cover lipoprotein(a) and apolipoprotein B tests for beneficiaries with certain heart‑risk factors. Medicare would not charge cost sharing for those tests when given to eligible beneficiaries. Coverage would apply to items and services furnished 180 days after enactment.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-2945: Housing for All Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
- 119-hr-2927: All-Americans Tax Relief Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5356: National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-8260 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8260)

## Related
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-2945: Housing for All Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2945)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-2927: All-Americans Tax Relief Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2927)
- [119-hr-5356: National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5356)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8260 (as of 2026-09-21).