To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for certain cognitive impairment detection in the Medicare annual wellness visit and initial preventive physical examination.
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Latest Action · May 19, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
H.R. 3501 would require Medicare to include cognitive impairment screening as part of two preventive services: the annual wellness visit and the initial preventive physical examination. Under the bill, healthcare providers would use screening tools approved by the National Institute on Aging to detect cognitive impairment, and they would document both the tool used and the results in the patient's medical record. The changes would take effect on January 1, 2026, for both services. The bill addresses the growing burden of Alzheimer's disease and dementia in America, noting that early detection enables patients to access care planning services, medical treatments, and clinical trials. No specific new federal funding is allocated in the legislation; instead, it integrates cognitive screening into existing Medicare preventive services that are already covered.
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