Lung Cancer Screening and Prevention Act of 2025

Education around innovative testing for early detection of lung cancer and draft legislation to provide Medicare coverage of certain tests. H.R.1406: Lung Cancer Screening and Prevention Act of 2025.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Education around innovative testing for early detection of lung cancer and draft legislation to provide Medicare coverage of certain tests. H.R.1406 - Lung Cancer Screening and Prevention Act of 2025.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.R. 589 - FACE Act Repeal Act of 2025 All provisions This bill amends title 18, United States Code, to repeal prohibitions relating to freedom of access to clinic entrances. H.R. 3916/S. 2029 - My Body, My Data Act of 2025 All provisions This bill creates protections for the privacy of personal reproductive or sexual health information. H.R. 1406 - Lung Cancer Screening and Prevention Act of 2025 All provisions This bill amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the coverage of additional lung cancer screening tests under the Medicare program. H.R. 1909/S. 2621 - Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act All provisions This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize support for State-based maternal mortality review committees, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to disseminate best practices on maternal mortality prevention to hospitals, State-based professional societies, and perinatal quality collaboratives. H.R. 4849/S. 2556 - Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act of 2025 All provisions This bill will repeal health-related portions of An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, and for other purposes. H.R. 4541/S. 2339 - EARLY Act Reauthorization of 2025 All provisions. This bill reauthorizes the Young Womens Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act of 2009. H.R. 3037/S. 1500 - Access to Breast Cancer Diagnosis Act of 2025 All provisions. This bill amends title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage from imposing cost-sharing requirements with respect to diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations. H.R. 6182/S. 1410 - Find It Early Act All provisions. This bill would ensure all health insurance plans cover screening and diagnostic breast imaging with no cost-sharing, including mammograms, ultrasounds and breast ultrasounds, and MRIs. H.R. 2048/S. 3442 - Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act All provisions. This bill expedites payment of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits and eligibility for Medicare coverage for those with metastatic breast cancer (i.e., breast cancer that has spread to other sites in the body). H.R. 2381/S. 1866 - SCREENS for Cancer Act of 2025 All provisions. This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and improve the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program for fiscal years 2026 through 2030. H.R. 3501/S. 1799 - Concentrating on High-Value Alzheimers Needs to Get to an End (CHANGE) Act All provisions. This bill amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for certain cognitive impairment detection in the Medicare annual wellness visit and initial preventive physical examination. H.R. 6130/S. 3267 - ASAP Act All provisions. This bill amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of blood-based dementia screening tests. H.R. 7417/S. 3944 - Womens Heart Health Expansion Act All provisions. This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the WISEWOMAN program. S. 3999 - Women Veterans Specialty Care Access Act All provisions. This bill requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that women veterans may schedule appointments for womens specialty care in the VA health system without requiring a referral. H.R. 6238/S. 3254 - NIH IMPROVE Act All provisions This bill instructs the director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to advance research to improve maternal health outcomes. H.R. 8839 - Lainie Jones Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act All provisions This bill addresses gaps in the full continuum of cancer care, including the transition to primary care, care navigation and workforce support. H.R. 9090/S. 4503 - Advancing Menopause Care and Mid-Life Womens Health Act All provisions This bill expands federal research, training, awareness and education efforts around menopause.

One Big Beautiful Bill Act, P.L.119-21. Advocate to protect cancer patients in implementation of changes to Medicaid under the law. Lung Cancer Screening and Prevention Act, H.R. 140. To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the coverage of additional lung cancer screening tests under the Medicare program. Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act, P.L. 119-75. Legislation that alleviates these burdens for families and providers by facilitating coordination across state lines and clarifying the process by which state Medicaid programs can cover specialized treatment regardless of where the child lives and where their care is received. Ensuring Access to Essential Providers Act, S.2793. Bill would require Medicare Advantage plans to cover items and services furnished by certain essential community providers. Reforming and Enhancing Sustainable Updates to Laboratory Testing Services (RESULTS) Act, H.R. 5269, S. 2761. Bill would address Medicare reimbursement of laboratory services. Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act, H.R.6280. Bill would expand coverage of genetic counseling services under Medicare. Lung Cancer Screening and Prevention Act of 2025, H.R. 1406. This bill authorizes Medicare coverage of additional types of lung cancer screening tests that are approved by the FDA, regardless of whether they are recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act, H.R.6178. This legislation provides coverage without cost-sharing for lung cancer screening and tobacco cessation to those on Medicaid and codifies existing lung cancer screening requirements and eliminates prior authorization for those on Medicare and private insurance.

Client expense: $1,240,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Access to Care One Big Beautiful Bill, P.L. 119-21. Advocate to protect cancer patients in implementation of changes to Medicaid under the law. Health Care Affordability Act, H.R.247, S.46. Bill would permanently extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits. Association Health Plans Act, H.R.2528, S.1847. This bill would amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to treat association health plans as employers. Self-Insurance Protection Act, H.R. 2571. This bill would amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance. Access to Breast Cancer Diagnosis Act, H.R. 3037/S.1500. To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage from imposing cost-sharing requirements with respect to diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations. Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventative Services Act of 2025, H.R.2319, S.1157. This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services working with the Department of Defense, to conduct an interagency review to evaluate the status of and identify opportunities for research on women and lunch cancer preventative services. Safe Step Act, H.R. 5509, S. 2903. Bill would require an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol in commercial insurance plans. Bipartisan Premium Tax Credit Extension Act, H.R. 5145, Bill would extend the enhanced ACA tax credits for one year. Breaking the Gridlock Act, H.R. 1834. Bill would extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits for three years. Common Ground for Affordable Health Care Act, H.R.6575. Bill would extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits for one year and make other adjustments. Bipartisan Health Insurance Affordability Act, H.R.6501. Bill would extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits for two years and make other adjustments. Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Demonstration Pilot Act, H.R.5439, S.2834. The bill would create a pilot program in Medicare for beneficiaries with diet-related diseases to receive medically tailored meals to their own home. Womens Health and Cancer Rights Modernization Act of 2025, H.R.5813. This bill amends the Womens Health & Cancer Rights Act to require that commercial health plans provide coverage of breast or wall reconstruction provided as part of breast cancer treatment. HELP Copays Act, H.R. 6423, S. 864. Bill would apply financial assistance towards the cost-sharing requirements of health insurance plans. Lung Cancer Screening and Prevention Act, H.R.1406. To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the coverage of additional lung cancer screening tests under the Medicare program. Mobile Cancer Screening Act, H.R. 4417, S. 2927. The bill would award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements for supporting new mobile cancer screening units to expand patient access to essential screening services in rural and underserved communities. Breast Cancer Research Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2026, H.R.8358, S.4318. This bill would allow the U.S. Postal Service to extend its authority to issue the Breast Cancer Research semipostal stamp for 10 more years to raise funding for breast cancer research. Recognizing April as Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Month, H.Res.1196. The resolution would uplift the national commitment to cancer prevention and early detection to reduce the cancer burden and improve health outcomes for all Americans. Womens Health and Cancer Rights Modernization Act of 2025, H.R.5813. This bill would require group health plans and health insurers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to cover specified breast or chest wall reconstruction services related to breast cancer treatment. Medical Records Access Fairness Act, H.R.7790. The bill would require health care providers to give patients free access to their medical records at least once a year. Knock Out Cancer Act (H.R. 3873, or KO Cancer Act). The will would boost National Cancer Institute funding by 25% annually for FY2026-2030 to match cancers mortality toll and direct a report on drug shortages. Health Disparities Screening for Communities to Receive Early and Equitable Needed Services (SCREENS for Cancer Act, H.R. 2381, S.1866. Reauthorizes the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) through 2030 to provide the program greater flexibility in providing access to lifesaving screening, diagnostic, and treatment services and continue its innovative work aimed to reduce disparities and advance health equity in breast and cervical cancer. Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young (EARLY) Act, H.R. 4541, S. 2339. This bill would reauthorize the CDC program that supports young and high-risk women as well as their providers to better understand breast health. Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening for High-Risk Insured Men (PSA Screening for HIM) Act, H.R. 1300, S. 297. Legislation to remove cost sharing of PSA testing for those at the highest risk of being diagnosed with prostate cancer. Lung Cancer Screening and Prevention Act, H.R.1406. To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the coverage of additional lung cancer screening tests under the Medicare program. Data Equity. Legislative and regulatory funding to support the collection of detailed demographic data toward reducing disparities in cancer prevention, detection, and treatment. Prevent HPV Cancer Act of 2025, H.R. 6561. This bill would create a national public awareness campaign to promote education and awareness of HPV and HPV-associated cancers and would increase funding for the NBCCED program to boost breast and cervical cancer screening. Health Equity and Accountability Act. This bill advances policies to reduce health disparities and improve cancer prevention, research, and care for underserved communities. Childhood Cancer Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research Reauthorization Act (STAR) Act. Continued implementation and funding of the Childhood Cancer STAR Act to promote the development of new, safer therapies for children with cancer. Our appropriations request includes $30 million for the Childhood Cancer STAR Act and $50 million for the Childhood Cancer Data Initiative. Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act, P.L. 119-75. Legislation that alleviates these burdens for families and providers by facilitating coordination across state lines and clarifying the process by which state Medicaid programs can cover specialized treatment regardless of where the child lives and where their care is received. Give Kids and Chance Act of 2025, P.L. 119-75. Legislation that would accelerate pediatric cancer treatments and expand access to live-saving therapies for children battling rare diseases, spur drug development for pediatric rare diseases, improve outcomes for patients, and close gaps in pediatric drug research. One Big Beautiful Bill, P.L. 119-21, Advocate to protect pediatric cancer patients in implementation of changes to Medicaid under the law. Quality of Life Palliative Care Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA), S. 22870, H.R. 4425. Legislation to facilitate access to palliative care and coordinated care management. Palliative Care Research Funding. Funding to focus and expand national research programs in palliative care at the National Institutes of Health. Specifically, ACS CAN is working to include funding for palliative care research in the FY26 LHHS Appropriations bill. Lainie Jones Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act, H.R. 8839. The bill would create pathways to address the financial challenges of cancer survivorship and maintain patients access to the health services needed to address the long-term effects of cancer. Federal Health Care Programs Department of Defense Cancer Research Funding. Ensure continued funding for cancer research within the DOD's Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program. Clinical Trials Clinical Trial Modernization Act, H.R. 3521, S. 4440. Increase access to clinical trials for all persons with cancer to participate by reducing barriers to enrollment including support for and remote access to trials. To amend the Internal Revenue Act of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain compensation to clinical trial participants, and for other purposes, H.R. 4184. Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain compensation to clinical trial participants.

H.R. 589 - FACE Act Repeal Act of 2025 All provisions This bill amends title 18, United States Code, to repeal prohibitions relating to freedom of access to clinic entrances. H.R. 3916/S. 2029 - My Body, My Data Act of 2025 All provisions This bill creates protections for the privacy of personal reproductive or sexual health information. H.R. 1406 - Lung Cancer Screening and Prevention Act of 2025 All provisions This bill amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the coverage of additional lung cancer screening tests under the Medicare program. H.R. 1909/S. 2621 - Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act All provisions This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize support for State-based maternal mortality review committees, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to disseminate best practices on maternal mortality prevention to hospitals, State-based professional societies, and perinatal quality collaboratives. H.R. 4849/S. 2556 - Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act of 2025 All provisions This bill will repeal health-related portions of An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, and for other purposes. H.R. 4541/S. 2339 - EARLY Act Reauthorization of 2025 All provisions. This bill reauthorizes the Young Womens Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act of 2009. H.R. 3037/S. 1500 - Access to Breast Cancer Diagnosis Act of 2025 All provisions. This bill amends title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage from imposing cost-sharing requirements with respect to diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations. H.R. 6182/ S. 1410- Find It Early Act All provisions. This bill would ensure all health insurance plans cover screening and diagnostic breast imaging with no cost-sharing, including mammograms, ultrasounds and breast ultrasounds, and MRIs. H.R. 2048/S. 3442 - Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act All provisions. This bill expedites payment of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits and eligibility for Medicare coverage for those with metastatic breast cancer (i.e., breast cancer that has spread to other sites in the body). H.R. 2381/S. 1866 - SCREENS for Cancer Act of 2025 All provisions. This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and improve the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program for fiscal years 2026 through 2030. H.R. 3501/S. 1799 - Concentrating on High-Value Alzheimers Needs to Get to an End (CHANGE) Act All provisions. This bill amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for certain cognitive impairment detection in the Medicare annual wellness visit and initial preventive physical examination. H.R. 6130/S. 3267 - ASAP Act All provisions. This bill amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of blood-based dementia screening tests. H.R. 7417/S. 3944 - Womens Heart Health Expansion Act All provisions. This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the WISEWOMAN program. S. 3999 - Women Veterans Specialty Care Access Act All provisions. This bill requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that women veterans may schedule appointments for womens specialty care under the laws administered by the Secretary without requiring a referral.

H.R. 5343 / S. 1717 - Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act of 2025 H.R. 6197 / S. 1399 - Health Tech Investment Act; H.R. 5269 / S. 2761 - Reforming and Enhancing Sustainable Updates to Laboratory Testing Services Act of 2025 H.R. 1406 - Lung Cancer Screening and Prevention Act of 2025; H.R. 2319 / S. 1157 - Woman and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2025 H.R. 6178 - Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Research Screening Act H.R. 842 / S. 339 - Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act. H.R. 4417 / S. 2927 - Mobile Cancer Screening Act; H.R. 5269 / S. 2761 - RESULTS Act; and H.R. 2477, S. 1168 - Portable Ultrasound Reimbursement Equity Act of 2025. Issues related to lung and breast cancer screening; and Issues related to Medicare reimbursement rates, including for mobile stroke units and in relation to artificial intelligence.

Client expense: $700,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Education around innovative testing for early detection of lung cancer and draft legislation to provide Medicare coverage of certain tests. H.R.1406: Lung Cancer Screening and Prevention Act of 2025.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

One Big Beautiful Bill Act, P.L.119-21. Advocate to protect cancer patients in implementation of changes to Medicaid under the law. Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act, P.L. 119-75. Legislation to improve access to new and innovative cancer screenings for Medicare beneficiaries by creating a pathway to allow Medicare to initiate coverage of multi-cancer tests following FDA approval if a clinical benefit is shown. Lung Cancer Screening and Prevention Act, H.R. 140. To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the coverage of additional lung cancer screening tests under the Medicare program. Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act, P.L. 119-75. Legislation that alleviates these burdens for families and providers by facilitating coordination across state lines and clarifying the process by which state Medicaid programs can cover specialized treatment regardless of where the child lives and where their care is received. Ensuring Access to Essential Providers Act, S.2793. Bill would require Medicare Advantage plans to cover items and services furnished by certain essential community providers. Reforming and Enhancing Sustainable Updates to Laboratory Testing Services (RESULTS) Act, H.R. 5269, S. 2761. Bill would address Medicare reimbursement of laboratory services. Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act, H.R.6280. Bill would expand coverage of genetic counseling services under Medicare. Lung Cancer Screening and Prevention Act of 2025, H.R. 1406. This bill authorizes Medicare coverage of additional types of lung cancer screening tests that are approved by the FDA, regardless of whether they are recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act, H.R.6178. This legislation provides coverage without cost-sharing for lung cancer screening and tobacco cessation to those on Medicaid and codifies existing lung cancer screening requirements and eliminates prior authorization for those on Medicare and private insurance.

Access to Care One Big Beautiful Bill, P.L. 119-21. Advocate to protect cancer patients in implementation of changes to Medicaid under the law. Health Care Affordability Act, H.R.247, S.46. Bill would permanently extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits. Association Health Plans Act, H.R.2528, S.1847. This bill would amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to treat association health plans as employers. Self-Insurance Protection Act, H.R. 2571. This bill would amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance. Access to Breast Cancer Diagnosis Act, H.R. 3037/S.1500. To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage from imposing cost-sharing requirements with respect to diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations. Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventative Services Act of 2025, H.R.2319, S.1157. This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services working with the Department of Defense, to conduct an interagency review to evaluate the status of and identify opportunities for research on women and lunch cancer preventative services. Safe Step Act, H.R. 5509, S. 2903. Bill would require an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol in commercial insurance plans. Bipartisan Premium Tax Credit Extension Act, H.R. 5145, Bill would extend the enhanced ACA tax credits for one year. Breaking the Gridlock Act, H.R. 1834. Bill would extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits for three years. Common Ground for Affordable Health Care Act, H.R.6575. Bill would extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits for one year and make other adjustments. Bipartisan Health Insurance Affordability Act, H.R.6501. Bill would extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits for two years and make other adjustments. Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Demonstration Pilot Act, H.R.5439, S.2834. The bill would create a pilot program in Medicare for beneficiaries with diet-related diseases to receive medically tailored meals to their own home. Womens Health and Cancer Rights Modernization Act of 2025, H.R.5813. This bill amends the Womens Health & Cancer Rights Act to require that commercial health plans provide coverage of breast or wall reconstruction provided as part of breast cancer treatment. HELP Copays Act, H.R. 6423, S. 864. Bill would apply financial assistance towards the cost-sharing requirements of health insurance plans. Health Disparities Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Early Detection Screening Coverage Act, P.L. 119-75. Legislation to improve access to new and innovative cancer screenings for Medicare beneficiaries by creating a pathway to allow Medicare to initiate coverage of multi-cancer tests following FDA approval if a clinical benefit is shown. Screening for Communities to Receive Early and Equitable Needed Services (SCREENS for Cancer Act, H.R. 2381, S.1866. Reauthorizes the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) through 2030 to provide the program greater flexibility in providing access to lifesaving screening, diagnostic, and treatment services and continue its innovative work aimed to reduce disparities and advance health equity in breast and cervical cancer. Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young (EARLY) Act, H.R. 4541, S. 2339. This bill would reauthorize the CDC program that supports young and high-risk women as well as their providers to better understand breast health. Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening for High-Risk Insured Men (PSA Screening for HIM) Act, H.R. 1300, S. 297. Legislation to remove cost sharing of PSA testing for those at the highest risk of being diagnosed with prostate cancer. Lung Cancer Screening and Prevention Act, H.R.1406. To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the coverage of additional lung cancer screening tests under the Medicare program. Data Equity. Legislative and regulatory funding to support the collection of detailed demographic data toward reducing disparities in cancer prevention, detection, and treatment. Prevent HPV Cancer Act of 2025, H.R. 6561. This bill would create a national public awareness campaign to promote education and awareness of HPV and HPV-associated cancers and would increase funding for the NBCCED program to boost breast and cervical cancer screening. Childhood Cancer Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research Reauthorization Act (STAR) Act. Continued implementation and funding of the Childhood Cancer STAR Act to promote the development of new, safer therapies for children with cancer. Our appropriations request includes $30 million for the Childhood Cancer STAR Act and $50 million for the Childhood Cancer Data Initiative. Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act, P.L. 119-75. Legislation that alleviates these burdens for families and providers by facilitating coordination across state lines and clarifying the process by which state Medicaid programs can cover specialized treatment regardless of where the child lives and where their care is received. Give Kids and Chance Act of 2025, P.L. 119-75. Legislation that would accelerate pediatric cancer treatments and expand access to live-saving therapies for children battling rare diseases, spur drug development for pediatric rare diseases, improve outcomes for patients, and close gaps in pediatric drug research. One Big Beautiful Bill, P.L. 119-21, Advocate to protect pediatric cancer patients in implementation of changes to Medicaid under the law. Quality of Life Palliative Care Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA), S. 22870, H.R. 4425. Legislation to facilitate access to palliative care and coordinated care management. Palliative Care Research Funding. Funding to focus and expand national research programs in palliative care at the National Institutes of Health. Specifically, ACS CAN is working to include funding for palliative care research in the FY26 LHHS Appropriations bill. Federal Health Care Programs Department of Defense Cancer Research Funding. Ensure continued funding for cancer research within the DOD's Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program. Clinical Trials Clinical Trial Modernization Act, H.R. 3521. Increase access to clinical trials for all persons with cancer to participate by reducing barriers to enrollment including support for and remote access to trials. To amend the Internal Revenue Act of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain compensation to clinical trial participants, and for other purposes, H.R. 4184. Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain compensation to clinical trial participants.

Education around innovative testing for early detection of lung cancer and draft legislation to provide Medicare coverage of certain tests. H.R.1406 - Lung Cancer Screening and Prevention Act of 2025.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Education around innovative testing for early detection of lung cancer and draft legislation to provide Medicare coverage of certain tests. H.R.1406 - Lung Cancer Screening and Prevention Act of 2025.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 5343 / S. 1717 - Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act of 2025 H.R. 6197 / S. 1399 - Health Tech Investment Act; H.R. 5269 / S. 2761 - Reforming and Enhancing Sustainable Updates to Laboratory Testing Services Act of 2025 H.R. 1406 - Lung Cancer Screening and Prevention Act of 2025;H.R. 2319 / S. 1157 - Woman and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2025; H.R. 5269 / S. 2761 - Reforming and Enhancing Sustainable Updates to Laboratory Testing Services Act of 2025; H.R. 4417 / S. 2927 - Mobile Cancer Screening Act; and H.R. 5269 / S. 2761 - RESULTS Act. Issues related to Medicare reimbursement rates; and Issues related to Medicare site-neutral payments.

Client expense: $720,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Access to Care One Big Beautiful Bill, P.L. 119-21. Advocate to protect cancer patients in implementation of changes to Medicaid under the law. Health Care Affordability Act, H.R.247, S.46. Bill would permanently extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits. Association Health Plans Act, H.R.2528, S.1847. This bill would amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to treat association health plans as employers. Self-Insurance Protection Act, H.R. 2571. This bill would amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance. Access to Breast Cancer Diagnosis Act, H.R. 3037/S.1500. To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage from imposing cost-sharing requirements with respect to diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations. Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventative Services Act of 2025, H.R.2319, S.1157. This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services working with the Department of Defense, to conduct an interagency review to evaluate the status of and identify opportunities for research on women and lunch cancer preventative services. Education and Awareness Requires Learning (EARLY) Act, H.R. 4541, S. 2339. This bill would reauthorize the CDC program that supports young and high-risk women as well as their providers to better understand breast health. Safe Step Act, H.R. 5509, S. 2903. Bill would require an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol in commercial insurance plans. Bipartisan Premium Tax Credit Extension Act, H.R. 5145, Bill would extend the enhanced ACA tax credits for one year. Breaking the Gridlock Act, H.R. 1834. Bill would extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits for three years. Common Ground for Affordable Health Care Act, H.R.6575. Bill would extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits for one year and make other adjustments. Bipartisan Health Insurance Affordability Act, H.R.6501. Bill would extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits for two years and make other adjustments. Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Demonstration Pilot Act, H.R.5439, S.2834. The bill would create a pilot program in Medicare for beneficiaries with diet-related diseases to receive medically tailored meals to their own home. Health Disparities Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Early Detection Screening Coverage Act, H.R. 842, S. 339. Legislation to improve access to new and innovative cancer screenings for Medicare beneficiaries by creating a pathway to allow Medicare to initiate coverage of multi-cancer tests following FDA approval if a clinical benefit is shown. Screening for Communities to Receive Early and Equitable Needed Services (SCREENS for Cancer Act, H.R. 2381, S.1866. Reauthorizes the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) through 2030 to provide the program greater flexibility in providing access to lifesaving screening, diagnostic, and treatment services and continue its innovative work aimed to reduce disparities and advance health equity in breast and cervical cancer. Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening for High-Risk Insured Men (PSA Screening for HIM) Act, H.R. 1300, S. 297. Legislation to remove cost sharing of PSA testing for those at the highest risk of being diagnosed with prostate cancer. Lung Cancer Screening and Prevention Act, H.R.1406. To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the coverage of additional lung cancer screening tests under the Medicare program. Data Equity. Legislative and regulatory funding to support the collection of detailed demographic data toward reducing disparities in cancer prevention, detection, and treatment. Equality Act, H.R. 15, S. 1503. This bill prohibits discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity with respect to businesses, employment, housing, federally funded programs, and other settings. Henrietta Lacks Congressional Gold Medal Act, H.R. 3498, S.1893. Legislation to award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Henrietta Lacks, in recognition of her immortal cells which have made invaluable contributions to global health, scientific research, our quality of life, and patients' rights. Prevent HPV Cancer Act of 2025, H.R. 6561. This bill would create a national public awareness campaign to promote education and awareness of HPV and HPV-associated cancers and would increase funding for the NBCCED program to boost breast and cervical cancer screening. Childhood Cancer Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research Reauthorization Act (STAR) Act. Continued implementation and funding of the Childhood Cancer STAR Act to promote the development of new, safer therapies for children with cancer. Our appropriations request includes $30 million for the Childhood Cancer STAR Act and $50 million for the Childhood Cancer Data Initiative. Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act, S.752, H.R.1509. Legislation that alleviates these burdens for families and providers by facilitating coordination across state lines and clarifying the process by which state Medicaid programs can cover specialized treatment regardless of where the child lives and where their care is received. Give Kids and Chance Act of 2025, S.932, S. 3302, H.R. 1262. Legislation that would accelerate pediatric cancer treatments and expand access to live-saving therapies for children battling rare diseases, spur drug development for pediatric rare diseases, improve outcomes for patients, and close gaps in pediatric drug research. One Big Beautiful Bill, P.L. 119-21, Advocate to protect pediatric cancer patients in implementation of changes to Medicaid under the law. Quality of Life Palliative Care Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA), S. 22870, H.R. 4425. Legislation to facilitate access to palliative care and coordinated care management. Palliative Care Research Funding. Funding to focus and expand national research programs in palliative care at the National Institutes of Health. Specifically, ACS CAN is working to include funding for palliative care research in the FY26 LHHS Appropriations bill. Federal Health Care Programs Department of Defense Cancer Research Funding. Ensure continued funding for cancer research within the DOD's Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program. Clinical Trials Clinical Trial Modernization Act, H.R. 3521. Increase access to clinical trials for all persons with cancer to participate by reducing barriers to enrollment. Barriers may include ancillary (non-medical) costs, such as transportation and lodging, and remote access to trials, particularly for people who are underrepresented, including certain racial and ethnic groups, older adults, rural residents, and those with limited incomes. To amend the Internal Revenue Act of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain compensation to clinical trial participants, and for other purposes, H.R. 4184. Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain compensation to clinical trial participants.

One Big Beautiful Bill Act, P.L.119-21. Advocate to protect cancer patients in implementation of changes to Medicaid under the law. Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act, H.R. 842, S.339. Legislation to improve access to new and innovative cancer screenings for Medicare beneficiaries by creating a pathway to allow Medicare to initiate coverage of multi-cancer tests following FDA approval if a clinical benefit is shown. Lung Cancer Screening and Prevention Act, H.R. 140. To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the coverage of additional lung cancer screening tests under the Medicare program. Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act, S.752, H.R. 150. Legislation that alleviates these burdens for families and providers by facilitating coordination across state lines and clarifying the process by which state Medicaid programs can cover specialized treatment regardless of where the child lives and where their care is received. Ensuring Access to Essential Providers Act, S.2793. Bill would require Medicare Advantage plans to cover items and services furnished by certain essential community providers. Reforming and Enhancing Sustainable Updates to Laboratory Testing Services (RESULTS) Act, H.R. 5269, S. 2761. Bill would address Medicare reimbursement of laboratory services. Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act, H.R.6280. Bill would expand coverage of genetic counseling services under Medicare. Lung Cancer Screening and Prevention Act of 2025, H.R. 1406. This bill authorizes Medicare coverage of additional types of lung cancer screening tests that are approved by the FDA, regardless of whether they are recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act, H.R.6178. This legislation provides coverage without cost-sharing for lung cancer screening and tobacco cessation to those on Medicaid and codifies existing lung cancer screening requirements and eliminates prior authorization for those on Medicare and private insurance.

Education around innovative testing for early detection of lung cancer and draft legislation to provide Medicare coverage of certain tests. H.R.1406 - Lung Cancer Screening and Prevention Act of 2025.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.R. 589 - FACE Act Repeal Act of 2025 All provisions This bill amends title 18, United States Code, to repeal prohibitions relating to freedom of access to clinic entrances. H.R. 3916/S. 2029 - My Body, My Data Act of 2025 All provisions This bill creates protections for the privacy of personal reproductive or sexual health information. H.R. 1406 - Lung Cancer Screening and Prevention Act of 2025 All provisions This bill amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the coverage of additional lung cancer screening tests under the Medicare program. H.R. 1909/S. 2621 - Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act All provisions This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize support for State-based maternal mortality review committees, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to disseminate best practices on maternal mortality prevention to hospitals, State-based professional societies, and perinatal quality collaboratives. H.R. 4849/S. 2556 - Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act of 2025 All provisions This bill will repeal health-related portions of An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, and for other purposes. H.R. 4541/S. 2339 - EARLY Act Reauthorization of 2025 All provisions. This bill reauthorizes the Young Womens Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act of 2009. H.R. 3037/S. 1500 - Access to Breast Cancer Diagnosis Act of 2025 All provisions. This bill amends title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage from imposing cost-sharing requirements with respect to diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations. S. 1410 - Find It Early Act All provisions. This bill would ensure all health insurance plans cover screening and diagnostic breast imaging with no cost-sharing, including mammograms, ultrasounds and breast ultrasounds, and MRIs. H.R. 2048 - Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act All provisions. This bill expedites payment of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits and eligibility for Medicare coverage for those with metastatic breast cancer (i.e., breast cancer that has spread to other sites in the body).

Education around innovative testing for early detection of lung cancer and draft legislation to provide Medicare coverage of certain tests. H.R.1406 - Lung Cancer Screening and Prevention Act of 2025.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Education around innovative testing for early detection of lung cancer and draft legislation to provide Medicare coverage of certain tests. H.R.1406 - Lung Cancer Screening and Prevention Act of 2025.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Access to Care One Big Beautiful Bill, H.R. 1. Advocate to protect Medicaid from cuts as part of the FY25 budget reconciliation process. Advocate for the inclusion of the enhanced premium tax credits as part of the package. Health Care Affordability Act, H.R.247, S.46. House and Senate bills would permanently extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits. Association Health Plans Act, H.R.2528. This bill would amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to treat association health plans as employers. Self-Insurance Protection Act, H.R. 2571. This bill would amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance. Access to Breast Cancer Diagnosis Act, H.R. 3037/S.1500. To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage from imposing cost-sharing requirements with respect to diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations. Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventative Services Act of 2025, H.R.2319, S.1157. This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services working with the Department of Defense, to conduct an interagency review to evaluate the status of and identify opportunities for research on women and lunch cancer preventative services. Education and Awareness Requires Learning (EARLY) Act, H.R. 4541, S. 2339. This bill would reauthorize the CDC program that supports young and high-risk women as well as their providers to better understand breast health. Health Disparities Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Early Detection Screening Coverage Act, H.R. 842, S. 339. Legislation to improve access to new and innovative cancer screenings for Medicare beneficiaries by creating a pathway to allow Medicare to initiate coverage of multi-cancer tests following FDA approval if a clinical benefit is shown. Screening for Communities to Receive Early and Equitable Needed Services (SCREENS for Cancer Act, H.R. 2381/S.1866. Reauthorizes the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) through 2030 to provide the program greater flexibility in providing access to lifesaving screening, diagnostic, and treatment services and continue its innovative work aimed to reduce disparities and advance health equity in breast and cervical cancer. Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening for High-Risk Insured Men (PSA Screening for HIM) Act, H.R. 1300, S. 297. Legislation to remove cost sharing of PSA testing for those at the highest risk of being diagnosed with prostate cancer. Lung Cancer Screening and Prevention Act, H.R.1406. To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the coverage of additional lung cancer screening tests under the Medicare program. Data Equity. Legislative and regulatory funding to support the collection of detailed demographic data toward reducing disparities in cancer prevention, detection, and treatment. Equality Act, H.R. 15/S. 1503. This bill prohibits discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity with respect to businesses, employment, housing, federally funded programs, and other settings. Henrietta Lacks Congressional Gold Medal Act, H.R. 3498/ S.1893. Legislation to award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Henrietta Lacks, in recognition of her immortal cells which have made invaluable contributions to global health, scientific research, our quality of life, and patients' rights. Childhood Cancer Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research Reauthorization Act of 2022 (STAR) Act. Continued implementation and funding of the Childhood Cancer STAR Act to promote the development of new, safer therapies for children with cancer. Our appropriations request includes $30 million for the Childhood Cancer STAR Act and $50 million for the Childhood Cancer Data Initiative. Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act, S.752, H.R.1509. Legislation that alleviates these burdens for families and providers by facilitating coordination across state lines and clarifying the process by which state Medicaid programs can cover specialized treatment regardless of where the child lives and where their care is received. Give Kids and Chance Act of 2025, S.932, H.R. 1262. Legislation that would accelerate pediatric cancer treatments and expand access to live-saving therapies for children battling rare diseases, spur drug development for pediatric rare diseases, improve outcomes for patients, and close gaps in pediatric drug research. One Big Beautiful Bill, H.R. 1. Advocate to protect Medicaid for children with cancer from cuts as part of the FY25 budget reconciliation process. Quality of Life Palliative Care Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA). Legislation to facilitate access to palliative care and coordinated care management. Palliative Care Research Funding. Funding to focus and expand national research programs in palliative care at the National Institutes of Health. Specifically, ACS CAN is working to include funding for palliative care research in the FY26 LHHS Appropriations bill. Federal Health Care Programs Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2025, H.R.2319, S.1157 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services, working with the Department of Defense, to conduct an inter- agency review to evaluate the status of and identify opportunities for research on women and lung cancer preventive services. Department of Defense Cancer Research Funding. Ensure continued funding for cancer research within the DOD's Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program. Clinical Trials Clinical Trial Modernization Act, H.R. 3521. Increase access to clinical trials for all persons with cancer to participate by reducing barriers to enrollment. Barriers may include ancillary (non-medical) costs, such as transportation and lodging, and remote access to trials, particularly for people who are underrepresented, including certain racial and ethnic groups, older adults, rural residents, and those with limited incomes. To amend the Internal Revenue Act of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain compensation to clinical trial participants, and for other purposes, H.R. 4184. Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain compensation to clinical trial participants.

H.R. 589 - FACE Act Repeal Act of 2025 All provisions This bill amends title 18, United States Code, to repeal prohibitions relating to freedom of access to clinic entrances. H.R. 3916/S. 2029 - My Body, My Data Act of 2025 All provisions This bill creates protections for the privacy of personal reproductive or sexual health information. H.R. 1406 - Lung Cancer Screening and Prevention Act of 2025 All provisions This bill amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the coverage of additional lung cancer screening tests under the Medicare program. H.R. 1909/S. 2621 - Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act All provisions This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize support for State-based maternal mortality review committees, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to disseminate best practices on maternal mortality prevention to hospitals, State-based professional societies, and perinatal quality collaboratives. H.R. 4849/S. 2556 - Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act of 2025 All provisions This bill will repeal health-related portions of An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, and for other purposes.

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Education around innovative testing for early detection of lung cancer and draft legislation to provide Medicare coverage of certain tests. H.R.1406 - Lung Cancer Screening and Prevention Act of 2025.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Access to Care One Big Beautiful Bill, H.R. 1. Advocate to protect Medicaid from cuts as part of the FY25 budget reconciliation process. Advocate for the inclusion of the enhanced premium tax credits as part of the package. Health Care Affordability Act, H.R.247, S.46. House and Senate bills would permanently extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits. Association Health Plans Act, H.R.2528. This bill would amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to treat association health plans as employers. Self-Insurance Protection Act, H.R. 2571. This bill would amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance. Access to Breast Cancer Diagnosis Act, H.R. 3037/S.1500. To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage from imposing cost-sharing requirements with respect to diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations. Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventative Services Act of 2025, H.R.2319, S.1157. This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services working with the Department of Defense, to conduct an interagency review to evaluate the status of and identify opportunities for research on women and lunch cancer preventative services. Health Disparities Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Early Detection Screening Coverage Act, H.R. 842, S. 339. Legislation to improve access to new and innovative cancer screenings for Medicare beneficiaries by creating a pathway to allow Medicare to initiate coverage of multi-cancer tests following FDA approval if a clinical benefit is shown. Screening for Communities to Receive Early and Equitable Needed Services (SCREENS for Cancer Act, H.R. 2381/S.1866. Reauthorizes the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) through 2030 to provide the program greater flexibility in providing access to lifesaving screening, diagnostic, and treatment services and continue its innovative work aimed to reduce disparities and advance health equity in breast and cervical cancer. Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening for High-Risk Insured Men (PSA Screening for HIM) Act, H.R. 1300, S. 297. Legislation to remove cost sharing of PSA testing for those at the highest risk of being diagnosed with prostate cancer. Lung Cancer Screening and Prevention Act, H.R.1406. To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the coverage of additional lung cancer screening tests under the Medicare program. Data Equity. Legislative and regulatory funding to support the collection of detailed demographic data toward reducing disparities in cancer prevention, detection, and treatment. Equality Act, H.R. 15/S. 1503. This bill prohibits discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity with respect to businesses, employment, housing, federally funded programs, and other settings. Henrietta Lacks Congressional Gold Medal Act, H.R. 3498/ S.1893. Legislation to award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Henrietta Lacks, in recognition of her immortal cells which have made invaluable contributions to global health, scientific research, our quality of life, and patients' rights. Childhood Cancer Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research Reauthorization Act of 2022 (STAR) Act. Continued implementation and funding of the Childhood Cancer STAR Act to promote the development of new, safer therapies for children with cancer. Our appropriations request includes $30 million for the Childhood Cancer STAR Act and $50 million for the Childhood Cancer Data Initiative. Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act, S.752, H.R.1509. Legislation that alleviates these burdens for families and providers by facilitating coordination across state lines and clarifying the process by which state Medicaid programs can cover specialized treatment regardless of where the child lives and where their care is received. Give Kids and Chance Act of 2025, S.932, H.R. 1262. Legislation that would accelerate pediatric cancer treatments and expand access to live-saving therapies for children battling rare diseases, spur drug development for pediatric rare diseases, improve outcomes for patients, and close gaps in pediatric drug research. One Big Beautiful Bill, H.R. 1. Advocate to protect Medicaid for children with cancer from cuts as part of the FY25 budget reconciliation process. Quality of Life Palliative Care Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA). Legislation to facilitate access to palliative care and coordinated care management. Palliative Care Research Funding. Funding to focus and expand national research programs in palliative care at the National Institutes of Health. Specifically, ACS CAN is working to include funding for palliative care research in the FY26 LHHS Appropriations bill. Federal Health Care Programs Increased Funding Levels for Cancer Research and Prevention. Ensure continued progress in the fight against cancer at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), and the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions (CDC), Division of Cancer Prevention and Control (DCPC). Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2025, H.R.2319, S.1157 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services, working with the Department of Defense, to conduct an inter- agency review to evaluate the status of and identify opportunities for research on women and lung cancer preventive services. Department of Defense Cancer Research Funding. Ensure continued funding for cancer research within the DOD's Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program. Clinical Trials Clinical Trial Modernization Act, H.R. 3521. Increase access to clinical trials for all persons with cancer to participate by reducing barriers to enrollment. Barriers may include ancillary (non-medical) costs, such as transportation and lodging, and remote access to trials, particularly for people who are underrepresented, including certain racial and ethnic groups, older adults, rural residents, and those with limited incomes. To amend the Internal Revenue Act of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain compensation to clinical trial participants, and for other purposes, H.R. 4184. Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain compensation to clinical trial participants.

Education around innovative testing for early detection of lung cancer and draft legislation to provide Medicare coverage of certain tests. H.R.1406 - Lung Cancer Screening and Prevention Act of 2025.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Access to Care FY25 Budget Resolution. Advocate to protect Medicaid from cuts as part of the FY25 Budget resolution and reconciliation process. Advocate for the inclusion of the enhanced premium tax credits as part of the package. Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). ACS CAN actively monitors implementation of the Inflation Reduction Acts Medicare Drug Price negotiation provisions to ensure cancer patients have access to costly prescription drugs. ACS CAN also supports the Medicare Prescription Payment Plan, which allows Part D enrollees to spread their out-of-pocket costs over the plan year. Health Care Affordability Act, H.R.247, S.46. House and Senate bills would permanently extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits. Help CoPays Act S.864; Help Ensure Lower Patient Copays Act. These bills would require health insurance plans to apply certain payments made by, or on behalf of, a plan enrollee toward a plan's cost-sharing requirements. Specifically, plans must apply third-party payments, financial assistance, discounts, product vouchers, and other reductions in out-of-pocket expenses toward the requirements. Safe Step Act. This bill requires a group health plan to establish an exception to medication step-therapy protocol in specified cases. Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2025, S.1261. This bill extends coverage of telehealth services under Medicare. Telehealth Modernization Act. Modifies requirements relating to coverage of telehealth services under Medicare and permanently extends telehealth flexibilities first authorized during the public health emergency. Association Health Plans Act, H.R.2528. This bill would amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to treat association health plans as employers. Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act. This bill would allow employers to offer standalone telehealth benefits to all employees. Self-Insurance Protection Act, H.R. 2571. This bill would amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance. Preserving Telehealth, Hospital, and Ambulance Access Act. This bill allows employers to offer stand-alone telehealth benefits to all employees. This includes employees who are eligible for enrollment in their employer's group health plan. Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2025. This bill prohibits the manufacture, process, use, and distribution in commerce of commercial asbestos or any mixture or article containing commercial asbestos. Access to Breast Cancer Diagnosis Act. To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage from imposing cost-sharing requirements with respect to diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations. Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventative Services Act of 2025, H.R.2319, S.1157. This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services working with the Department of Defense, to conduct an interagency review to evaluate the status of and identify opportunities for research on women and lunch cancer preventative services. Health Disparities Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Early Detection Screening Coverage Act, H.R. 842, S. 339. Legislation to improve access to new and innovative cancer screenings for Medicare beneficiaries by creating a pathway to allow Medicare to initiate coverage of multi-cancer tests following FDA approval if a clinical benefit is shown. Screening for Communities to Receive Early and Equitable Needed Services (SCREENS for Cancer) Act, H.R. 2381. Reauthorizes the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) through 2030 to provide the program greater flexibility in providing access to lifesaving screening, diagnostic, and treatment services and continue its innovative work aimed to reduce disparities and advance health equity in breast and cervical cancer. Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening for High-Risk Insured Men (PSA Screening for HIM) Act, H.R. 1300, S. 297. Legislation to remove cost sharing of PSA testing for those at the highest risk of being diagnosed with prostate cancer. Lung Cancer Screening and Prevention Act, H.R.1406. To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the coverage of additional lung cancer screening tests under the Medicare program. Data Equity. Legislative and regulatory funding to support the collection of detailed demographic data toward reducing disparities in cancer prevention, detection, and treatment. Childhood Cancer Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research Reauthorization Act of 2022 (STAR) Act. Continued implementation and funding of the Childhood Cancer STAR Act to promote the development of new, safer therapies for children with cancer. Our appropriations request includes $30 million for the Childhood Cancer STAR Act and $50 million for the Childhood Cancer Data Initiative. Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act, S.752, H.R.1509. Legislation that alleviates these burdens for families and providers by facilitating coordination across state lines and clarifying the process by which state Medicaid programs can cover specialized treatment regardless of where the child lives and where their care is received. Give Kids and Chance Act of 2025, S.932, H.R. 1262. Legislation that would accelerate pediatric cancer treatments and expand access to live-saving therapies for children battling rare diseases, spur drug development for pediatric rare diseases, improve outcomes for patients, and close gaps in pediatric drug research. Preserve Medicaid Coverage for Children and Families. Advocate to protect Medicaid for children with cancer. For these families Medicaid plays an especially critical role as a safety net. In many states, a child is eligible for Medicaid and CHIP coverage upon receiving a childhood cancer diagnosis, providing necessary and timely access to quality, uninterrupted care. Quality of Life Palliative Care Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA). Legislation to facilitate access to palliative care and coordinated care management. Palliative Care Research Funding. Funding to focus and expand national research programs in palliative care at the National Institutes of Health. Specifically, ACS CAN is working to include funding for palliative care research in the FY26 LHHS Appropriations bill. Patient Navigation for People with Cancer. Legislation and policies to increase access to patient navigation for people with cancer, prioritizing policies that create sustainable funding to ensure access to patient navigation services across the cancer continuum. Patient Navigation Assistance Act. This bill would require state Medicaid programs to provide patient navigation services for enrollees. Federal Health Care Programs Increased Funding Levels for Cancer Research and Prevention. Ensure continued progress in the fight against cancer at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), and the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions (CDC) cancer programs, including the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2025, H.R.2319, S.1157 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services, working with the Department of Defense, to conduct an inter- agency review to evaluate the status of and identify opportunities for research on women and lung cancer preventive services. Department of Defense Cancer Research Funding. DOD's Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program. Cancer Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Act. This bill prohibits the manufacture, process, use, and distribution in commerce of commercial asbestos or any mixture or article containing commercial asbestos. Clinical Trials Clinical Trial Modernization Act. Increase access to clinical trials for all persons with cancer to participate by reducing barriers to enrollment. Barriers may include ancillary (non-medical) costs, such as transportation and lodging, and remote access to trials, particularly for people who are underrepresented, including certain racial and ethnic groups, older adults, rural residents, and those with limited incomes. Harley Jacobsen Clinical Trial Participant Income Exemption Act. Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain compensation to clinical trial participants.

Education around innovative testing for early detection of lung cancer and draft legislation to provide Medicare coverage of certain tests. H.R.1406 - Lung Cancer Screening and Prevention Act of 2025.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES