Mobile Cancer Screening Act

Key Points

• This bill would create a new grant program to help hospitals and health centers buy mobile screening vans. These vans would bring cancer testing directly to rural towns and neighborhoods that do not have many doctors or clinics nearby.
• The goal is to find cancer early, when it is much easier to treat. Even though lung cancer is a major cause of death, only about 4% of people who should be getting checked actually do. These mobile units would make it easier for people to get those life-saving tests.
• Each grant can provide up to $2 million. This money can be used to buy the van itself, the high-tech scanning machines, and the computer systems needed to run the mobile clinic.
• To get the funding, health centers must show they can get patients to a doctor for follow-up care within 90 minutes if a test finds something concerning. They also have to pay for part of the project using their own local funds.
• The program would spend $15 million a year from 2027 through 2031. It specifically focuses on helping people in rural areas and those who live in communities served by the Indian Health Service.

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