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H.R. 941

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To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to adopt certain strategies for preventive colorectal screenings for veterans, and for other purposes.
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Committee
Latest Action · March 1, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Congress
116th (2019–2021)
Introduced
January 31, 2019
Cosponsors (1)
0D 1R
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Increasing Veteran Access to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2019 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to ensure that the colorectal cancer screening guidelines used in medical facilities at which veterans receive hospital care or medical services include the strategies for screenings included in both the latest recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set issued by the National Committee for Quality Assurance.

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