Some of the nation’s top lawmakers are calling for greater health care services for senior citizens.
U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-GA, has teamed up with lawmakers from both parties to enhance cancer detection for seniors in Georgia. Earlier this week, the senator co-sponsored the bipartisan Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act, which aims to expand access to early cancer screenings for Georgia’s elderly population.
The American Cancer Society estimates that 66,210 Georgians will be diagnosed with cancer this year, with nearly 19,090 expected to lose their lives to the disease. Ossoff emphasized the critical importance of early detection.
“Early cancer detection saves lives. That’s why I’m helping lead Senators in both parties to increase access to advanced cancer screenings for seniors in Georgia and nationwide,” Ossoff said.
The legislation would expand Medicare coverage to include U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved multi-cancer early detection (MCED) tests. This would allow more seniors across Georgia to catch cancer in its early stages, improving their chances for successful treatment.
Just last month, Ossoff announced that thanks to the bipartisan PACT Act, which he helped pass in 2022, thousands of veterans battling cancers such as bladder, ureter, leukemia and multiple myeloma are now eligible for VA healthcare.
Earlier this year, Ossoff joined a bipartisan effort urging the Biden Administration to maintain current cervical cancer screening guidelines and to increase public awareness of the need for regular screenings.
