S 826
107th Congress
Senate
Health
Ambulatory care
Coinsurance
Finance and Financial Sector
Imaging systems in medicine
Medical tests
Medicare
Older women
Osteoporosis
Radioisotopes in medicine
Science, Technology, Communications
Social Welfare
Women
X-rays
Improved Access to Osteoporosis Testing Act of 2001
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 3, 2001
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 3, 2001
Introduced in Senate
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Plain-English summary
Improved Access to Osteoporosis Testing Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to eliminate cost-sharing under Medicare for bone mass measurements.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Bill text
1 version
- Introduced in Senate Formatted Text PDF
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 826: Improved Access to Osteoporosis Testing Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-826/
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