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S 1096 112th Congress Senate

Preservation of Access to Osteoporosis Testing for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2011

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to, and utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits under the Medicare part B progr… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to, and utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits under the Medicare part B program by extending the minimum payment amount for bone mass measurement under such program through 2013.

Introduced: July 29, 2011 See on congress.gov
Health Health care coverage and accessMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMedicareMusculoskeletal and skin diseases
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Became law
May 26, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3434-3435)
May 26, 2011
Introduced in Senate
May 26, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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 Latest action May 26, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Preservation of Access to Osteoporosis Testing for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to extend through 2013 the minimum payment amount for dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) services for bone mass measurement.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2020 Identical bill Preservation of Access to Osteoporosis Testing for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2011
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 2
D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Dec 16, 2011
 D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jul 29, 2011
 R
Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jun 30, 2011
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · May 26, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1096: Preservation of Access to Osteoporosis Testing for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1096/
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"S. 1096: Preservation of Access to Osteoporosis Testing for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1096/.
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S. 1096, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1096/.
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