Bill · S. 1799· Senate(119-S-1799)
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 preventative physical examination.
- Introduced
- 5/19/2025
- Last activity
- 5/19/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Sponsored by
- Shelley Capito
- Cosponsors
- - 0 - 2
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill proposes to amend the Social Security Act to include cognitive impairment detection in certain Medicare services. Specifically, it targets the Medicare annual wellness visit and the initial preventive physical examination. The goal is to ensure that any detected cognitive impairment is identified using tools approved by the National Institute on Aging. Providers would also be required to document the specific tool used and the results in the patient's medical record. These changes are intended to take effect on January 1, 2026.
Yes· 3 of 10
Would people over 65 be better off under this?+9
The bill directly benefits seniors by improving the detection and management of cognitive impairment through Medicare.
Would retired people be better off under this?+9
The bill provides significant healthcare benefits to retirees through Medicare.
Does this make health care easier to get in general?+7
The bill enhances healthcare access through mandatory cognitive impairment detection during Medicare wellness visits.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Early Access to Care: An early, documented diagnosis can provide patients and their caregivers with earlier access to care planning services, medical treatments, and nonmedical treatments (Section 1, Finding 6).
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Optimized Care Management: Early detection helps individuals better build care teams, participate in support services, and enroll in clinical trials (Section 1, Finding 6).
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Standardized Detection in Wellness Visits: The bill adds a requirement for the detection of any cognitive impairment during the annual wellness visit using specific tools identified by the National Institute of Aging (Section 2, subsection a).
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Standardized Detection in Preventive Exams: The bill adds the detection of cognitive impairment to the initial preventive physical examination (Section 2, subsection b).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts or burdens are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Retirees+9Good For Seniors+9Good For African Americans+5Good For Hispanic Americans+5Good For Women+5Good For People With Disabilities+4
- Healthcare
- Improves Healthcare Access+7Increases Medicare Funding+5
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Gender Equality+3Improves Racial Equity+3
- 12/3/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 5/19/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Richard BlumenthalDemocrat · Connecticut
Mark WarnerDemocrat · Virginia