Reducing Hereditary Cancer Act

House Bill

H.R. 4752

119th Congress

Reducing Hereditary Cancer Act

In Committee

Introduced:Nov 7, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Representative

Democratic

FL-25

Cosponsors

35

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Health

Summary

This bill would require that Medicare annual wellness visits and initial preventive physical exams include the use of an approved cognitive impairment screening tool, as well as documentation of the results. This aims to help detect Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia earlier.

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

AI Summary

Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill would require that Medicare annual wellness visits and initial preventive physical exams include the use of an approved cognitive impairment screening tool, as well as documentation of the results. This aims to help detect Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia earlier.

Last updated: 12/29/2025

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Concentrating on High-value Alzheimer's Needs to Get to an End Act of 2023 or the CHANGE Act of 2023This bill specifies that Medicare annual wellness visits and initial preventive physical examinations must include the use of an approved tool from the National Institute of Aging to detect cognitive impairment, as well as associated documentation of the tool that was used and the results.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Requires Medicare annual wellness visits and initial preventive exams to include cognitive impairment screening
Specifies that an approved screening tool from the National Institute on Aging must be used
Mandates that the screening results must be documented in the patient's medical records

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

If passed, this bill would affect all Medicare beneficiaries by ensuring their wellness visits include cognitive assessments. This could lead to earlier detection of Alzheimer's and dementia, allowing for earlier interventions and treatments that may slow disease progression and improve quality of life for seniors.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Health

Related Subjects

Health promotion and preventive care

Medicare

Neurological disorders

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

4752, 119th Congress (2025). "Reducing Hereditary Cancer Act". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hr-4752