# 119-s-5052: Lainie Jones Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act of 2026 119-s-5052, Lainie Jones Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-02). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5052 - As of: 2026-08-02 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-s-5052 - Congress: 119 - Title: Lainie Jones Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act of 2026 - Status: introduced - Introduced: 2026-07-21 - Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN) - Cosponsors: 1 - Policy area: Health - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2026-08-02 ## Summary **This bill would create a new Medicare benefit for cancer care planning and coordination services** that funds individualized survivorship care plans and pushes federal programs to expand supports for cancer survivors. It focuses on coverage, community grants, research, and payment and IT guidance to ease transitions from treatment to long-term survivorship care. - Would let Medicare cover development and delivery of individualized treatment and survivorship care plans at diagnosis, treatment changes, end of active treatment, and recurrence. Payment parity with transitional care management would be set equal to the Medicare rate for CPT code 99496. - Would require Medicaid and CHIP to cover healthcare transitions for childhood and adolescent cancer survivors, including at least two survivorship transition visits per year. It would also require coverage of cancer fertility services and ban cost-sharing in Medicaid and CHIP, with CHIP fertility coverage effective October 1, 2026. - Would create a Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Program with grants for state cancer programs, NCI-designated centers, and community groups to fund navigation, mental health, nutrition, physical activity, and screening supports. It would establish an Office of Cancer Survivorship at the National Cancer Institute, require a GAO study within 6 months, and start the quality-of-life grant program within 18 months. ## Cosponsors (1) - Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] (D-MD), 2026-07-21T00:00:00.000Z ## Provisions PRIA read - Community survivorship grants: benefit, medium. If enacted, HHS would start a grant program within 18 months to fund state cancer programs, NCI centers, and community groups. Grants would pay for exercise and nutrition programs, tobacco cessation, mental health and anxiety services, patient navigation, and help following screening plans. Grantee… - Medicaid and CHIP fertility coverage: benefit, medium. If enacted, Medicaid and CHIP would be required to cover "cancer fertility services" for people diagnosed with cancer who face treatment-related infertility. Coverage would include fertility treatment, preservation, and storage costs. Storage must be at least 15 years for those under 18 and at leas… - Medicaid care transitions for child survivors: benefit, medium. If enacted, Medicaid state plans would have to cover transition services for childhood and adolescent cancer survivors. The services must include development and delivery of survivorship care plans to patients, families, and primary care providers and follow Children's Oncology Group long-term foll… - Medicare survivorship visits and payment: benefit, medium. If enacted, Medicare would cover a new "cancer care planning and coordination" visit that gives you a written or electronic survivorship plan. The bill would set initial provider payment equal to the Medicare rate for transitional care management (CPT 99496). HHS would also have to design an altern… - Job and training help for survivors: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Department of Labor would award grants to nonprofits to help cancer survivors stay in or return to work. Grants could pay for transportation, childcare, food support, short-term financial help during medical leave, help with insurance continuation premiums, job training, and help ap… - New NCI office for survivorship: benefit, medium. If enacted, the National Cancer Institute would create an Office of Cancer Survivorship inside the NCI director's office. The office would fund survivorship research, teach clinicians best practices, and provide survivor education on long-term effects and follow-up care. This is a system-level chan… - GAO study on survivorship care: benefit, low. If enacted, HHS would ask the Government Accountability Office within six months to study progress in cancer survivorship since 1971. The GAO would examine quality of care, transitions, quality of life, disparities, community programs, and payment. The Comptroller General would hold public meetings… - Guidance on survivorship health tools: benefit, low. If enacted, HHS would convene patient groups, providers, EHR vendors, and IT experts and work with the Office for Civil Rights to review electronic survivorship tools. The Secretary would publish patient and provider resources and privacy recommendations within 36 months. The work would guide safer… ## Related bills - 119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026 - 119-s-2838: Protecting Our Democracy Act - 119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026 - 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act - 119-s-4504: Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2026 - 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026 ## Sources - [119-s-5052 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5052) ## Related - [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923) - [119-s-2838: Protecting Our Democracy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2838) - [119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4949) - [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283) - [119-s-4504: Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4504) - [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5052 (as of 2026-08-02).