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H.R. 8839119th CongressIn committeeLatest action May 14, 2026Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: Lainie Jones Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act of 2026
Introduced:
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HR 8839 requires Medicare to cover cancer care planning visits and Medicaid to cover fertility preservation for cancer patients at no cost.
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HR 8839 establishes new coverage requirements across Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP for cancer survivors, including written care planning visits, fertility preservation services, and transition care for children finishing treatment. The bill also creates a grant program through the Department of Labor to help survivors with employment challenges and establishes a formal Office of Cancer Survivorship within the National Cancer Institute. The government would also be directed to develop a new payment model for survivorship care and fund community programs supporting survivors' physical and mental health.
Cancer survivors of all ages are affected, with lower-income survivors on Medicaid or CHIP receiving the most direct new coverage benefits. Children and teenagers transitioning out of cancer treatment, as well as patients whose fertility may be affected by treatment, are specifically addressed.
Requiring Medicare to cover care planning visits and Medicaid to cover fertility preservation creates new mandatory spending obligations for federal and state programs. Establishing the Office of Cancer Survivorship and funding community and employment programs represents an expansion of federal agency responsibilities and grant activity.
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Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Workforce, 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.