HR 4269
101th Congress
House
Health
Cancer
Medical screening
Medical tests
Medicare
Mental health services
Physical examinations
Preventive medicine
Social Welfare
To establish the Comprehensive Preventive Health Program For Medicare Beneficiaries.
Introduced: March 14, 1990
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Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 18, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Mar 19, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 14, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 14, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 14, 1990
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cover colon cancer preventive screening examinations, an annual physical examination performed by a physician or nurse practitioner, and verbal and written mental health screening examinations if a demonstration project to be conducted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services proves such examinations to be cost-effective or of moderate cost but measurably health enhancing.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Committees of jurisdiction
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