Breast, Cervical Cancer Early Detection Bill Introduced

American College of Radiology® (ACR®) supported legislation that would strengthen resources for early cancer detection was recently introduced in the U.S. Senate. The Screening for Communities to Receive Early and Equitable Needed Services (SCREENS) for Cancer Act (S. 1866), introduced by Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Susan Collins (R-ME), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), would reauthorize the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) through 2030, making it easier for vulnerable populations to get the preemptive care they need. The NBCCEDP provides lifesaving breast and cervical cancer screening and diagnostic services to women who are low-income, uninsured or underinsured and do not qualify for Medicaid.

NBCCEDP has a proven record of cancer detection and provides public education, outreach, patient navigation and care coordination to increase breast and cervical cancer screening rates.

Similar legislation was introduced earlier this year in the House, H.R. 2381, by Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1) and Joe Morelle (D-NY-25).

For additional information, contact Ashley Walton, ACR Director of Government Affairs.