The following chart is a section-by-section summary of the MCED legislation, comparing the legislation introduced in the 118th Congress with the version introduced in the 119th Congress.
On Thursday, January 23, 2026, the House passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026, which included the Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act.
ACS CAN joined with 50 other organizations to applaud Representatives Jodey Arrington (R-TX) and Terri Sewell (D-AL) for sponsoring and prioritizing the passage of the Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act (H.R. 842).
Earlier screening for cancer is important because when detected at later stages, treatments are more limited, and outcomes are generally poorer. Medicare enrollees should have access to multi-cancer screening tests when the benefit is clinically shown.
