Payment is barred under age 50, above a rising age, and within 11 months
Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 6221, Sec. 6221.
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Payment is barred under age 50, above a rising age, and within 11 months
The document says “may not”Who acts: Secretary of Health and Human ServicesHow: statuteSec. 6221 in the PDF
What the document says
“No payment may be made under this part for a multi-cancer early detection screening test furnished during a year to an individual if--”
The new subsection bars payment where the individual is under 50 years of age, where the individual has reached the specified age as of January 1 of the year, or where such a test was furnished to that individual during the previous 11 months. The specified age is 65 for 2029 and rises by one year in each following year.
What the document actually says
“No payment may be made under this part for a multi-cancer early detection screening test furnished during a year to an individual if--”
That sentence, in plain words
No payment is made for this test in a year if one of the things listed next is true of the person.
What this is about
The three bars are age, age again, and how recently the person had the test. The upper age starts at 65 and goes up by one each year.
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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, Public Law 119-75, sec. 6221, 140 Stat. 661 (2026). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ75/html/PLAW-119publ75.htm
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“Payment is barred under age 50, above a rising age, and within 11 months,” Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, section 6221, Sec. 6221. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/consolidated-appropriations-act-2026/proposal/sec6221-age-and-frequency-limits/ (retrieved August 26, 2026).
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