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HR 1311 102th Congress House Health Breast cancer Medicaid Medical screening Medical tests Public assistance programs Standards Women's health X-rays

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require State medicaid plans to provide coverage of screening mammography.

Introduced: March 6, 1991 See on congress.gov
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Mar 25, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Mar 6, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 6, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide Medicaid coverage of screening mammographies for women age 35 and older. Varies the permissible frequency of such covered tests on the basis of a woman's age and her risk of developing breast cancer. Directs the Secretary to periodically review and revise permissible frequencies of such tests.

What's happening now March 25, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5 Republican 1
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 29, 1992
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 29, 1992
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 19, 1991
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Oct 16, 1991
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Oct 16, 1991
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 29, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1311: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require State medicaid plans to provide coverage of screening mammography.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-1311/
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