S 1799 · 119th CongressIn Committeecongress.gov ↗

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for certain cognitive impairment detection in the Medicare annual wellness visit and initial preventative physical examination.

What this bill does

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This bill would change the Medicare program to require checking for signs of cognitive impairment, such as problems with memory or thinking, during the yearly wellness visit and the first preventive physical exam that Medicare covers. No official summary is available for this bill.

Introduced

May 19, 2025

Policy Area

Health

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