H.R. 3501: 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.

H.R. 3501 is a federal bill in the 119th Congress. Medicare patients will now receive a formal cognitive impairment check during their annual wellness visits and initial physical examinations, which changes current practice where such screening was not explicitly mandated using specific recognized tools.… See its sponsors, how members voted, and a plain-English breakdown on PolityLens.