Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is working across the aisle to strengthen cancer screenings for Georgia seniors.
Today, Sen. Ossoff co-sponsored the bipartisan Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act to expand early detection cancer screenings for Georgia seniors.
According to a report by the American Cancer Society, approximately 66,210 people will be diagnosed with cancer in Georgia this year, and an estimated 19,090 Georgians will lose their lives.
“Early cancer detection saves lives. That’s why I’m helping lead Senators in both parties to increase access to advanced cancer screenings for seniors in Georgia and nationwide,” Sen. Ossoff said.
The bipartisan legislation would allow Medicare to cover U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved multi-cancer early detection (MCED) screening tests, allowing more seniors across Georgia to detect the disease in its early stages.
Sen. Ossoff continues working to increase Georgians’ access to lifesaving health coverage.
Last month, Sen. Ossoff announced that, thanks to the bipartisan PACT Act the Senator helped pass into law in 2022, thousands of veterans battling bladder cancer, ureter cancer, other genitourinary cancers, acute and chronic leukemias, and multiple myeloma are eligible for VA healthcare.
In February 2024, Sen. Ossoff joined a bipartisan inquiry with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) urging the Biden Administration to maintain current cervical cancer screening recommendations and increase awareness of the need to get screened.
Click here to read the Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act.
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