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HR 6130 Cleared committee

Adds Medicare coverage for blood-based tests that detect early-stage Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, for tests furnished on or after January 1, 2028.

Official title: ASAP Act

Next stop House floor: awaiting a vote
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House
Introduced 19-NOV-2025
Referred 19-NOV-2025
Approved by committee 16-SEP-2026
Key points
  • Amends the Social Security Act to add early detection screening tests for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias as a covered Medicare service.
  • Covers tests that are cleared, classified, or approved under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and that are genomic sequencing blood tests or other equivalent tests the Secretary determines produce comparable results.
  • Adds these tests to the payment provisions of the Medicare statute, so Medicare pays for them.
  • Names the bill the Alzheimer's Screening and Prevention Act of 2025, or the ASAP Act.
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Committee referrals (2) Policy area

Health

Sponsor Vern Buchanan (R-FL) Cosponsors · 230
■ 136 D■ 93 R■ 1 I
136 Democrats
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1 Independent