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HR 2931 110th Congress House

Osteoporosis Early Detection and Prevention Act of 2007

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act and Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and g… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act and Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage for qualified individuals for bone mass measurement (bone density testing) to prevent fractures associated with osteoporosis.

Introduced: June 28, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Sep 11, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Jun 28, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 28, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1439)
Jun 28, 2007
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.
Jun 28, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 11, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Osteoporosis Early Detection and Prevention Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require a group health plan to include coverage for bone mass measurement for individuals who: (1) are at a clinical risk for osteoporosis, including estrogen-deficient women; (2) have vertebral abnormalities; (3) are receiving chemotherapy or long-term gluococorticoid (steroid) therapy; (4) have primary hyperparathyroidism, hyperthyroidism, or excess thyroid replacement; or (5) are being monitored to assess the response to or efficacy of approved osteoporosis drug therapy.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish standards regulating the frequency with which individuals are eligible to be provided this benefit. Prohibits specified actions by health care plans to discourage the use of this benefit.

Applies these requirements to coverage offered in the individual market.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jun 28, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2931: Osteoporosis Early Detection and Prevention Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2931/
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"H.R. 2931: Osteoporosis Early Detection and Prevention Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2931/.
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