SB2379: CHANGE Act of 2023 Concentrating on High-value Alzheimer's Needs to Get to an End Act of 2023
- 1Introduced (current step)
- 2Passed One Chamber
- 3Passed Both Chambers
- 4Became Law
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Summary
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 preventive physical examination.
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The CHANGE Act of 2023 would require Medicare to include cognitive impairment screening (testing for memory and thinking problems) during annual wellness visits and initial preventive physical exams. Cognitive impairment refers to noticeable decline in mental abilities like memory or reasoning. This affects Medicare beneficiaries (people age 65 and older, plus some younger disabled people). The bill is currently introduced, meaning it has been submitted to Congress but not yet assigned to a or voted on.
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Sponsors
Shelley Capito
Primary SponsorCo-sponsors (9)
Debbie Stabenow
Robert Menendez
Roger Wicker
Michael Bennet
Cindy Hyde-Smith