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US SB2760

Bill

Status

Introduced

9/10/2025

Primary Sponsor

Lisa Murkowski

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Origin

Senate

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Amends Medicare (Title XVIII of the Social Security Act) to cover germline mutation genetic testing for individuals with a family history of hereditary cancer gene mutations or personal/ancestral history suspicious for hereditary cancer

  • Requires genetic testing to follow evidence-based clinical practice guidelines from nationally recognized oncology organizations including the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, American Society of Clinical Oncology, and Society of Gynecologic Oncology

  • Covers risk-reducing preventive surgeries for individuals with germline mutations when clinical guidelines indicate surgery would reduce cancer risk, classifying such procedures as "reasonable and necessary" under Medicare

  • Increases frequency of cancer screenings (mammography, breast MRI, colonoscopy, PSA testing) for individuals with confirmed hereditary cancer gene mutations to at least annual basis, overriding standard Medicare frequency limitations

  • Introduced September 10, 2025 by Senators Murkowski (R-AK) and Slotkin (D-MI), referred to Senate Committee on Finance; effective upon enactment

Legislative Description

Reducing Hereditary Cancer Act of 2025

Health

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

9/10/2025

Committee Referrals

Finance9/10/2025

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