US SB283 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 30 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-30 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 30 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-30 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Specifies that certain Medicare payment rules applicable to imaging services shall apply to dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry services used in bone mass scans beginning in 2019. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must establish national minimum payment amounts for such services.
Title
Increasing Access to Osteoporosis Testing for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2019
Sponsors
Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME] | Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD] | Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN] | Sen. Angus King [I-ME] |
Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV] | Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS] | Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] |
Sen. John Kennedy [R-LA] | Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT] | Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] | Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ] |
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA] | Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV] | Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ] | Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM] |
Sen. Martha McSally [R-AZ] | Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-01-30 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Same As/Similar To
HB2693 (Related) 2019-05-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/283/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s283/BILLS-116s283is.pdf |