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Medicare Preventive Services Coverage Act of 2004

Introduced: July 22, 2004 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Aug 3, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 22, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 22, 2004
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.
Jul 22, 2004
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Preventive Services Coverage Act of 2004 - Amends part E (Miscellaneous) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003, to provide for additional preventive services (including mental health services) under Medicare.

Eliminates coinsurance in outpatient department (OPD) hospital settings and application of deductible with respect to additional preventive services.

What's happening now August 3, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Oct 6, 2004
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Sep 28, 2004
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jul 22, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4898: Medicare Preventive Services Coverage Act of 2004. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4898/
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"H.R. 4898: Medicare Preventive Services Coverage Act of 2004." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4898/.
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H.R. 4898, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4898/.
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