In committee
Lainie Jones Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act of 2026
This bill expands health insurance coverage and public support services for cancer patients, survivors, and their caregivers. It requires Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP to cover personalized care coordination, childhood cancer transition visits, and fertility preservation treatments without patient cost-sharing. Additionally, the bill funds grants for community wellness programs, job retraining, childcare, and transportation assistance to help survivors stay in or return to the workforce.
People affected—While Section 2 findings state there are approximately 18 million cancer survivors in the United States, the operative text applies to distinct subsets of Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP beneficiaries and grant recipients without providing specific eligibility or enrollment counts.
Fiscal magnitude—no CBO estimate published
Reach58provisional · pending reviewrigor: heuristic llm
What this bill touches.
Public R&D+25Government role in coverage+45Welfare & anti-poverty+30
Who it helps · who it burdens.
Who it helps
- Cancer patients and cancer survivorsGain Medicare coverage for cancer care planning, Medicaid coverage for childhood survivorship transition care, and Medicaid/CHIP coverage for fertility preservation and tissue storage with no cost-sharing, as well as access to grant-funded employment and supportive services (Sec. 4, 7, 8, 10, 11).
- Physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitionersReceive Medicare reimbursement at the transitional care management rate for developing and delivering cancer care planning and coordination services (Sec. 4).
- Community organizations, nonprofits, and cancer centersCan receive federal grants to offer job training, medical leave financial aid, patient navigation, nutrition counseling, mental health care, and other supportive services to cancer survivors and their families (Sec. 7, 8).
- Caregivers and families of cancer survivorsEligible to receive grant-funded supportive services, childcare, transportation assistance, and career resources while supporting survivors through treatment and recovery (Sec. 7, 8).
Who it burdens
- State Medicaid and CHIP programsRequired to expand mandatory coverage to include cancer transition care visits for childhood cancer survivors and fertility preservation and long-term tissue storage without patient cost-sharing (Sec. 10, 11).