Klobuchar, Marshall Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve Coverage of Breast Cancer Screening and Diagnostic Imaging

The legislation would ensure all health insurance plans cover additional breast screenings with no cost-sharing for individuals at greater risk for breast cancer.<_o3a_p>

WASHINGTON - Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS), introduced the bipartisan Find It Early Act to improve health insurance coverage of breast cancer preventative care. This bill would ensure all health insurance plans cover screening and diagnostic breast imaging, including mammograms, ultrasounds, MRIs, molecular imaging, and other technologies, with no cost-sharing. U.S. Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) lead companion legislation in the House of Representatives. <_o3a_p>

"Early detection is an important step in improving health outcomes for patients," said Klobuchar. "While I was fortunate to have had a routine screening catch cancer at an early stage, that is not the case for many. This bipartisan legislation will enable more women to access screenings and diagnostic exams, which can make a big difference in treating this disease early."<_o3a_p>

"This bill is a crucial step in ensuring that all women have access to the additional imaging they need for early detection of breast cancer, without the burden of extra costs. I am proud to help lead this bipartisan legislation that improves coverage of necessary follow-up care for women. This is a great first step, that has the opportunity to change lives," Marshall said. <_o3a_p>

This bipartisan legislation is supported by the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation; Brem Foundation to Defeat Breast Cancer; Dense Breast-info; American College of Surgeons; American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network; My Density Matters; Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. <_o3a_p>

In 2022, Klobuchar (D-MN) and a bipartisan, bicameral group of colleagues introducedthe Screening for Communities to Receive Early and Equitable Needed Services (SCREENS) for Cancer Act to increase access to cancer screenings and reauthorize the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP).<_o3a_p>

In addition, Klobuchar and Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), along with their colleagues, introducedthe Preventive Care Awareness Act, which promotes preventive health care services, like physicals, mammograms and other cancer screenings, and routine examinations.<_o3a_p>

In 2014 and 2020, Klobuchar, Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID) and Representative Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-FL) led the reauthorization and expansion of the EARLY Act to increase education and outreach on the breast cancer risks facing young women and provide them with the needed tools to fight breast cancer.<_o3a_p>

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