S 2535
108th Congress
Senate
Health
Ambulatory care
Coinsurance
Finance and Financial Sector
Medical economics
Medical fees
Medicare
Mental health services
Physical examinations
Preventive medicine
Social Welfare
Medicare Preventive Services Coverage Act of 2004
Introduced: June 17, 2004
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Became law
Jun 17, 2004
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 17, 2004
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 6/18/2004 S7000-7003)
Jun 17, 2004
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Medicare Preventive Services Coverage Act of 2004 - Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance Benefits for Aged and Disabled) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the part B program to provide appropriate preventive benefits.
Amends part E (Miscellaneous), 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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1