US HB1969 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 28 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 28 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
(1) provides for Medicare coverage of screening computed tomography colonography (CTC) as a colorectal cancer screening test, and (2) excludes screening CTC from a special Medicare payment rule applicable to certain imaging services.
Title
CT Colonography Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act of 2019
Sponsors
| Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL] | Rep. Brad Wenstrup [R-OH] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-29 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2019-03-28 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2019-03-28 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| 2019-03-28 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| 2019-03-28 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Cancer
Congressional oversight
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Health
Health care coverage and access
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Congressional oversight
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Health
Health care coverage and access
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1969/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1969/BILLS-116hr1969ih.pdf |
