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HR 5461 111th Congress House

Virtual Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act of 2010

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to cover screening computed tomography colonography as a colorectal cancer screening test under the Medicare Program.

Introduced: July 20, 2010 Introduced by: Davis, Danny K. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Jun 7, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 28, 2010
Referred to House Ways and Means
May 28, 2010
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 28, 2010
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
May 28, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 7, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Virtual Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act of 2010 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) provide Medicare coverage for screening computed tomography colonography (CTC) as a colorectal cancer (CRC) screening test; and (2) exclude screening CTC from the meaning of "imaging services" for which there is a special rule regarding outpatient services department (OPD) fee schedule payments.

Directs the Comptroller General to study, by CRC screening procedure type, and report to Congress on: (1) the effect of the addition of the screening CTC benefit under this Act; (2) the effect of the addition of such benefit as part of an overall set of CRC screening made available to relevant Medicare population, including individuals over age 50 and over age 75; and (3) any other relevant questions involving access to, beneficiary preference of, and value of, screening CTC for Medicare beneficiaries.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
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All 2 Democratic 1
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Jul 29, 2010
Wilson, Charles
· Jul 20, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5461: Virtual Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5461/
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"H.R. 5461: Virtual Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5461/.
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H.R. 5461, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5461/.
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