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S 727 105th Congress Senate

Mammogram Availability Act of 1997

Official title: A bil to amend the Public Health Service Act and Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bil to amend the Public Health Service Act and Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage for annual screening mammography for women 40 years of age or older if the coverage or plans include coverage for diagnostic mammography.

Introduced: May 8, 1997 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 105th Congress (1997–1998) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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May 8, 1997
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 8, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4242-4243)
May 8, 1997
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 8, 1997

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Mammogram Availability Act of 1997 - Amends the Public Health Service Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require a group health plan, and a health insurance issuer offering group coverage, that provides coverage for diagnostic mammographies for any woman 40 years old or older to provide coverage for annual screening mammographies for such a woman. Prohibits related enrollment and renewal discrimination, monetary incentives to women, and penalties or incentives to providers. Amends the Public Health Service Act to apply those requirements and prohibitions to coverage offered by an issuer in the individual market.

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow payment for annual screening mammographies for women over 39 (currently, over 49 but under 65) years old. Removes provisions empowering the Secretary of Health and Human Services to revise the screening frequency for which payment may be made.

Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require payment for annual screening mammographies for women over 39 years old.

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Murray, Patty
Washington · May 8, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 727: Mammogram Availability Act of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-727/
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"S. 727: Mammogram Availability Act of 1997." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-727/.
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S. 727, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-727/.
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