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HR 2578 111th Congress House

Medicare Lung Cancer Early Detection Promotion Act of 2009

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide an increased payment for chest radiography (x-ray) services that use Computer Aided Detection techno… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide an increased payment for chest radiography (x-ray) services that use Computer Aided Detection technology for the purpose of early detection of lung cancer.

Introduced: May 25, 2010 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 2, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 21, 2009
Referred to House Ways and Means
May 21, 2009
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.
May 21, 2009
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
May 21, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 2, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Lung Cancer Early Detection Promotion Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prescribe an increased radiologist service payment for chest radiography (x-ray) services that use Computer Aided Detection technology for the early detection of lung cancer.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3527 Related bill Medicare Lung Cancer Early Detection Promotion Act of 2010
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 10 Republican 1
D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Sep 28, 2010
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 25, 2010
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · May 18, 2010
Chaffetz, Jason
· Mar 25, 2010
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jan 13, 2010
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Dec 16, 2009
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Dec 14, 2009
Kagen, Steve
· Dec 11, 2009
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Nov 16, 2009
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Oct 22, 2009
Sestak, Joe
· Sep 14, 2009
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 23, 2009
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jun 18, 2009
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jun 3, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2578: Medicare Lung Cancer Early Detection Promotion Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2578/
MLA
"H.R. 2578: Medicare Lung Cancer Early Detection Promotion Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2578/.
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H.R. 2578, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2578/.
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[H.R. 2578: Medicare Lung Cancer Early Detection Promotion Act of 2009](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2578/)
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