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handle is hein.congrec/cbo3841 and id is 1 raw text is: CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE October 24, 2017 H.R. 2557 Prostate Cancer Misdiagnosis Elimination Act of 2017 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on October 4, 2017 SUMMARY H.R. 2557 would require the Medicare program to cover a certain type of laboratory test for beneficiaries who test positive for prostate cancer. CBO estimates that H.R. 2557 would, on net, decrease direct spending by $7 million over the 2018-2027 period. Enacting H.R. 2557 would affect direct spending; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures apply. The legislation would not affect revenues. CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 2557 would not increase net direct spending or on- budget deficits in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2028. H.R. 2557 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA). ESTIMATED COST TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT The estimated budgetary effect of H.R. 2557 is shown in the following table. The costs of this legislation fall within budget function 570 (Medicare). By Fiscal Year, in Millions of Dollars 2018- 2018- 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2022 2027 INCREASES OR DECREASES (-) IN DIRECT SPENDING Estimated Budget Authority 0 1 1 0 0 -1 -1 -2 -2 -3 2 -7 Estimated Outlays 0 1 1 0 0 -1 -1 -2 -2 -3 2 -7 a

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