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Assure Access to Mammography Act of 2003

Introduced: February 13, 2003 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Feb 26, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Feb 20, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Feb 13, 2003

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.

Feb 13, 2003

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Assure Access to Mammography Act of 2003 - Provides that, with respect to payment for a screening or diagnostic mammography furnished to a Medicare beneficiary, the amount of payment made to a hospital-based facility in which such screening or diagnostic mammography is performed during the applicable period is equal to 200 percent of the amount of payment that would otherwise apply under the Medicare fee schedule established under title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to the technical component of such screening or diagnostic mammography. Provides for not counting certain radiological residents against graduate medical education limitations.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to enter into an arrangement with the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences to study and report to the Secretary on Medicare reimbursement for gender-specific services.

Directs the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to study and report to Congress on Medicare reimbursement for screening services.

What's happening now February 26, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Related & companion bills 1

Bill text 1 version

Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Committees of jurisdiction 4

Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Ways and Means Committee
Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Energy and Commerce Committee
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 11

Sherman, Brad

California · Jun 10, 2003

DeLauro, Rosa L.

Connecticut · Jun 4, 2003

Baldwin, Tammy

Wisconsin · May 21, 2003

Velázquez, Nydia M.

New York · May 21, 2003

Van Hollen, Chris

Maryland · May 19, 2003

McCollum, Betty

Minnesota · May 15, 2003

Davis, Danny K.

Illinois · Feb 13, 2003

Nadler, Jerrold

New York · Feb 13, 2003

Neal, Richard E.

Massachusetts · Feb 13, 2003

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Feb 13, 2003

Sánchez, Linda T.

California · Feb 13, 2003

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 817: Assure Access to Mammography Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-817/

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