United StatesMedicare would cover certain early tests for Alzheimer’s and dementia
Medicare would cover qualifying tests to detect Alzheimer’s and related dementias before symptoms or at an early stage, starting January 1, 2028.
What it does
Starting January 1, 2028, Medicare would cover qualifying early screening tests for Alzheimer’s and related dementias. Tests must pass federal review, and alternatives to genomic sequencing blood tests need the federal health secretary’s acceptance.
Argument forMedicare coverage could make qualifying tests more accessible to patients seeking to detect Alzheimer’s or related dementias before symptoms appear.
Argument againstFederal review requirements and limits on equivalent tests could leave Medicare patients without coverage for some emerging screening options.
More detail
Medicare would cover qualifying tests for early Alzheimer’s and dementia screening. Coverage would include genomic sequencing blood tests and other qualifying tests that detect Alzheimer’s or related dementias before symptoms or at an early stage. Tests must pass a listed Food and Drug Administration review process. Other tests qualify only if the federal health secretary finds that they provide results comparable to genomic sequencing blood tests. The coverage definition applies to tests provided on or after January 1, 2028.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Sep 16Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session HeldLatest
- Sep 16Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 0.
- 2025
- Nov 19Introduced in House
- Nov 19Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.Introduced
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