The payment is tied to a stool DNA test, then to the lab fee schedule
Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 6221, Sec. 6221.
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The payment is tied to a stool DNA test, then to the lab fee schedule
The document says “means”Who acts: Secretary of Health and Human ServicesHow: statuteSec. 6221 in the PDF
What the document says
“with respect to such a test furnished before January 1, 2031, equal to the payment amount in effect on the date of the enactment of this subsection for a multi-target stool screening DNA test covered pursuant to section 1861(pp)(1)(D); and”
Section 6221 adds a new subsection (aa) to section 1834 of the Social Security Act. Before January 1, 2031 the payment equals the amount in effect at enactment for a multi-target stool screening DNA test. On or after that date it is the lesser of that amount or the amount determined under section 1834A.
What the document actually says
“with respect to such a test furnished before January 1, 2031, equal to the payment amount in effect on the date of the enactment of this subsection for a multi-target stool screening DNA test covered pursuant to section 1861(pp)(1)(D); and”
That sentence, in plain words
Take a test given before January 1, 2031. Pay what one other screening test was paid. Use the rate in force the day this part passed.
What this is about
The other test looks for cancer signs in a stool sample. Tying one price to another sets a rate without a new study. Later the rate can fall.
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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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“The payment is tied to a stool DNA test, then to the lab fee schedule,” Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, section 6221, Sec. 6221. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/consolidated-appropriations-act-2026/proposal/sec6221-payment-amount/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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