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HR 1568 107th Congress House Health Medical fees Medicare Physical examinations Physicians Social Welfare

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove the restriction on coverage of periodic health examinations under the Medicare Program.

Introduced: April 24, 2001 See on congress.gov
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May 15, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 10, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 24, 2001
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 24, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA), as amended by the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000, to extend Medicare coverage to periodic health examinations.
What's happening now May 15, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Independent 1
D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 24, 2001
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 24, 2001
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1568: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove the restriction on coverage of periodic health examinations under the Medicare Program.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1568/
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"H.R. 1568: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove the restriction on coverage of periodic health examinations under the Medicare Program.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1568/.
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H.R. 1568, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1568/.
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