Screening for Communities to Receive Early and Equitable Needed Services for Cancer Act

To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and improve the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program for fiscal years 2023 through 2027, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Screening for Communities to Receive Early and Equitable Needed Services for Cancer Act SCREENS for Cancer Act of 2022 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) In 2022, there will be more than 290,500 new cases of invasive breast cancer and nearly 44,000 breast cancer deaths in the United States. (2) In 2022, there will be about 14,100 new cases of invasive cervical cancer and about 4,280 deaths from cervical cancer. (3) Black women have the highest breast, cervical, and uterine cancer death rates of all racial and ethnic groups and are more likely to be diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer, a more aggressive form of cancer. (4) Research shows that the COVID–19 pandemic was associated with a decline of more than 3,900,000 breast cancer screenings in 2020, as compared to 2019. Similarly, cervical cancer screening utilization dropped by 90 percent in April 2020, relative to the prior year. (5) Recent National Cancer Institute studies have estimated that pandemic-related disruptions or delays in breast care and screening are expected to result in an excess of 2,500 breast cancer deaths by 2030. (6) Since its creation in 1991, the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (referred to in this section as the NBCCEDP (7) NBCCEDP seeks to reduce inequities in breast and cervical cancer screening and diagnosis, placing special emphasis on outreach to women who are members of racial or ethnic minority groups, and those who are geographically or culturally isolated. (8) NBCCEDP has served more than 6,000,000 people and provided more than 15,600,000 breast and cervical cancer screening examinations. (9) These screening exams have diagnosed over 70,000 invasive breast cancers and 23,000 premalignant breast lesions, as well as over 5,000 invasive cervical cancers and 230,000 premalignant cervical lesions, of which 39 percent were high-grade. (10) The program also provides public education, outreach, patient navigation, and care coordination to increase breast and cervical cancer screening rates and reach underserved populations. (11) Reauthorizing NBCCEDP will result in expanded services, leading to more people being screened and more cancers diagnosed at earlier stages. 3. National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program Title XV of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300k et seq. (1) in section 1501 ( 42 U.S.C. 300k (A) in subsection (a)— (i) in paragraph (2), by striking the provision of appropriate follow-up services and support services such as case management that appropriate follow-up services are provided (ii) in paragraph (3), by striking programs for the detection and control for the prevention, detection, and control (iii) in paragraph (4), by striking the detection and control the prevention, detection, and control (iv) in paragraph (5)— (I) by striking monitor ensure (II) by striking ; and (v) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (9); (vi) by inserting after paragraph (5), the following: (6) to enhance appropriate support activities to increase breast and cervical cancer screening such as patient navigation, implementation of evidence-based or evidence-informed strategies proven to increase breast and cervical cancer screening in health care settings, and facilitating access to health care settings; (7) to reduce disparities in incidents of and deaths due to breast and cervical cancer in populations with higher than average rates; (8) to ensure equitable access to screening and diagnostic services and improve access for individuals who encounter additional barriers to receiving services, including due to various social determinants of health; and ; and (vii) in paragraph (9), as so redesignated, by striking through (5) through (8) (B) by striking subsection (d); (2) in section 1503 ( 42 U.S.C. 300m (A) in subsection (a)— (i) in paragraph (1), by striking that, initially that appropriate breast and cervical cancer screening and diagnostic services are provided based on national recommendations; and (ii) by striking paragraphs (2) and (4); (iii) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); and (iv) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, by striking ; and (B) by striking subsection (d); (3) in section 1508(b) ( 42 U.S.C. 300n–4(b) (A) by striking 1 year after the date of the enactment of the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program Reauthorization of 2007, and annually thereafter, 2 years after the date of enactment of the Screening for Communities to Receive Early and Equitable Needed Services for Cancer Act (B) by striking Labor and Human Resources Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (C) by striking preceding fiscal year preceding 2 fiscal years in the case of the first report after the date of enactment of the Screening for Communities to Receive Early and Equitable Needed Services for Cancer Act (4) in section 1510(a) ( 42 U.S.C. 300n–5(a) (A) by striking and 2011, (B) by inserting , and $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027

Summary: Screening for Communities to Receive Early and Equitable Needed Services for Cancer Act or the SCREENS for Cancer Act of 2022 This bill reauthorizes through FY2027 and makes changes to the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program. This program provides funding to states for breast and cervical cancer screening, diagnostic, and treatment services for individuals who have low incomes, are uninsured, or otherwise lack access to such services.