HR 425
103th Congress
House
Health
Breast cancer
Medicaid
Medical screening
Medical tests
Public assistance programs
Standards
Women's health
X-rays
Medicaid Mammography Coverage Act of 1993
Introduced: January 5, 1993
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 3, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Jan 5, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 5, 1993
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Medicaid Mammography Coverage Act of 1993 - 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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Committees of jurisdiction
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