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Screening Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Very Efficiently Act of 2004

Introduced: June 21, 2004 See on congress.gov
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Jun 21, 2004
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 21, 2004
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Screening Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Very Efficiently Act of 2004 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of screening ultrasound for abdominal aortic aneurysms.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a national education and information campaign to promote awareness among health care practitioners and the general public with respect to the importance of early detection and treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms.

What's happening now June 21, 2004

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4626 Related bill Screening Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Very Efficiently (SAAAVE) Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Nov 19, 2004
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Oct 4, 2004
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Sep 21, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2553: Screening Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Very Efficiently Act of 2004. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-2553/
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"S. 2553: Screening Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Very Efficiently Act of 2004." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-2553/.
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S. 2553, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-2553/.
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