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Medicare Fracture Prevention and Osteoporosis Testing Act of 2007

Introduced: November 15, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Nov 19, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 15, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 15, 2007
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.
Nov 15, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Fracture Prevention and Osteoporosis Testing Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a national minimum payment amount for CPT code 77080 (relating to dual energy x-ray absorptiometry, or DXA, the most widely accepted method of measuring bone mass to predict fracture risk) and CPT code 77082 (relating to vertebral fracture assessment, or VFA), and any successor to such codes as identified by the Secretary (bone mass scans).

Directs the Secretary to arrange with the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies to conduct a study for a report to the Secretary and Congress on: (1) the ramifications of Medicare reimbursement reductions for DXA and VFA on beneficiary access to bone mass measurement benefits; and (2) the methods to increase use of bone mass measurement by Medicare beneficiaries.

What's happening now November 19, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2702 Related bill Medicare Fracture Prevention and Osteoporosis Testing Act of 2008
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 18 Republican 1
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Waters, Maxine
California · Jul 29, 2008
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jun 4, 2008
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 13, 2008
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Carson, André
Indiana · Apr 29, 2008
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 6, 2008
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Dec 19, 2007
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Dec 17, 2007
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Dec 4, 2007
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Nov 15, 2007
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Nov 15, 2007
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Nov 15, 2007
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Nov 15, 2007
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Nov 15, 2007
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Nov 15, 2007
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Nov 15, 2007
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Nov 15, 2007
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Nov 15, 2007
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Nov 15, 2007
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Nov 15, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4206: Medicare Fracture Prevention and Osteoporosis Testing Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4206/
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"H.R. 4206: Medicare Fracture Prevention and Osteoporosis Testing Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4206/.
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H.R. 4206, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4206/.
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