A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require coverage under State plans under the Medicaid program for annual lung cancer screening with no cost sharing for individuals for whom screening is recommended by U.S. Preventive Services Task Force guidelines, to expand coverage under Medicaid of counseling and pharmacotherapy for cessation of tobacco use, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4566 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4566 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require coverage under State plans under the Medicaid program for annual lung cancer screening with no cost sharing for individuals for whom screening is recommended by U.S. Preventive Services Task Force guidelines, to expand coverage under Medicaid of counseling and pharmacotherapy for cessation of tobacco use, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 19, 2026 Mr. Durbin (for himself and Ms. Hirono) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require coverage under State plans under the Medicaid program for annual lung cancer screening with no cost sharing for individuals for whom screening is recommended by U.S. Preventive Services Task Force guidelines, to expand coverage under Medicaid of counseling and pharmacotherapy for cessation of tobacco use, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act''. SEC. 2. MEDICAID COVERAGE OF ANNUAL LUNG CANCER SCREENING WITH NO COST SHARING FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS. (a) In General.--Section 1905(a)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)(4)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``and'' before ``(D)''; (2) by striking ``and'' before ``(E)''; (3) by striking ``and'' before ``(F)''; and (4) by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: ``; and (G) an annual lung cancer screening for individuals who are eligible under the State plan or under a waiver of such p