Legis Daily

PALS Act

USA117th CongressHR-4612| House 
| Updated: 9/7/2021
Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Democratic Representative

Florida

Cosponsors (36)
Al Lawson (Democratic)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Tom O'Halleran (Democratic)Sylvia R. Garcia (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)Jefferson Van Drew (Republican)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Melanie A. Stansbury (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Michael Waltz (Republican)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)J. French Hill (Republican)Don Bacon (Republican)André Carson (Democratic)Fred Upton (Republican)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Cynthia Axne (Democratic)Lois Frankel (Democratic)Sean Casten (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Colin Z. Allred (Democratic)Deborah K. Ross (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Cori Bush (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)
Committees (6)
• Ways and Means Committee• Health Subcommittee• Health Subcommittee• Veterans' Affairs Committee• Health Subcommittee• Energy and Commerce Committee
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Protecting Access to Lifesaving Screenings Act of 2021 or the PALS Act This bill makes a series of changes relating to health insurance coverage of screening mammography. Specifically, the bill requires that any provision of law referring to current recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) with respect to breast cancer screening mammography be administered as if (1) the provision referred to USPSTF recommendations last issued before 2009; and (2) those recommendations applied to any screening mammography modality, including any digital modality of such a procedure. This requirement shall also apply to the Veterans Health Administration's policy on mammography screening for veterans. In addition, the bill preserves Medicare coverage for screening mammography, without a requirement for coinsurance, and expands the definition of screening mammography to include any digital modality of such a procedure. Further, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services may not decrease the frequency with which screening mammography may be paid by Medicare for a woman over 39 years of age. In 2009, the USPSTF updated its guidelines to recommend against routine screening mammography for women between 40 to 49 years of age and to recommend biennial, instead of annual, screening mammography for most women between 50 to 74 years of age. In 2015, through the appropriations process, a three-year moratorium was placed on implementing the guidelines; the moratorium was subsequently renewed until January 1, 2023.
View Full Text

Suggested Questions

Get AI-generated questions to help you understand this bill better

Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-2777
PALS Act
Jul 21, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-2412
Introduced in Senate
Jul 21, 2021
Introduced in House
Jul 21, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 21, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 22, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 7, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-2777
    PALS Act


  • July 21, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-2412
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 21, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • July 21, 2021
    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • July 21, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • July 22, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • September 7, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Health

Related Bills

  • S 117-2412: PALS Act

PALS Act

USA117th CongressHR-4612| House 
| Updated: 9/7/2021
Protecting Access to Lifesaving Screenings Act of 2021 or the PALS Act This bill makes a series of changes relating to health insurance coverage of screening mammography. Specifically, the bill requires that any provision of law referring to current recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) with respect to breast cancer screening mammography be administered as if (1) the provision referred to USPSTF recommendations last issued before 2009; and (2) those recommendations applied to any screening mammography modality, including any digital modality of such a procedure. This requirement shall also apply to the Veterans Health Administration's policy on mammography screening for veterans. In addition, the bill preserves Medicare coverage for screening mammography, without a requirement for coinsurance, and expands the definition of screening mammography to include any digital modality of such a procedure. Further, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services may not decrease the frequency with which screening mammography may be paid by Medicare for a woman over 39 years of age. In 2009, the USPSTF updated its guidelines to recommend against routine screening mammography for women between 40 to 49 years of age and to recommend biennial, instead of annual, screening mammography for most women between 50 to 74 years of age. In 2015, through the appropriations process, a three-year moratorium was placed on implementing the guidelines; the moratorium was subsequently renewed until January 1, 2023.
View Full Text

Suggested Questions

Get AI-generated questions to help you understand this bill better

Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-2777
PALS Act
Jul 21, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-2412
Introduced in Senate
Jul 21, 2021
Introduced in House
Jul 21, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 21, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 22, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 7, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-2777
    PALS Act


  • July 21, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-2412
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 21, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • July 21, 2021
    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • July 21, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • July 22, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • September 7, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Democratic Representative

Florida

Cosponsors (36)
Al Lawson (Democratic)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Tom O'Halleran (Democratic)Sylvia R. Garcia (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)Jefferson Van Drew (Republican)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Melanie A. Stansbury (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Michael Waltz (Republican)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)J. French Hill (Republican)Don Bacon (Republican)André Carson (Democratic)Fred Upton (Republican)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Cynthia Axne (Democratic)Lois Frankel (Democratic)Sean Casten (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Colin Z. Allred (Democratic)Deborah K. Ross (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Cori Bush (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)
Committees (6)
• Ways and Means Committee• Health Subcommittee• Health Subcommittee• Veterans' Affairs Committee• Health Subcommittee• Energy and Commerce Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • S 117-2412: PALS Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted