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HR 2461 114th Congress House

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to, and utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits under part B of the Medicare program by establishing a minimum payment amount…

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

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

Introduced: June 13, 2016 See on congress.gov
Health Medical tests and diagnostic methodsMedicareMusculoskeletal and skin diseasesWomen's health
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Jun 1, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 22, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 20, 2015
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 20, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 1, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, with respect to the establishment of physicians' fee schedules, to extend for 2016 and each subsequent year the classification of dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry services as imaging services used in bone mass scans.

The Department of Health and Human Services shall establish national minimum payment amounts for such services as identified by specified Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System codes and adjusted by the pertinent geographical adjustment factors.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 12 Republican 4
Byrne, Bradley
· Sep 28, 2016
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Sep 6, 2016
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 13, 2016
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Apr 15, 2016
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Dec 10, 2015
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Nov 19, 2015
CULBERSON, JOHN
· Oct 23, 2015
 R
Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Oct 23, 2015
Noem, Kristi
· Oct 9, 2015
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Oct 1, 2015
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Sep 8, 2015
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Sep 8, 2015
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jul 29, 2015
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jun 18, 2015
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Jun 18, 2015
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Jun 8, 2015
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · May 20, 2015
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · May 20, 2015
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · May 20, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2461: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to, and utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits under part B of the Medicare program by establishing a minimum payment amount under such part for bone mass measurement.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2461/
MLA
"H.R. 2461: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to, and utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits under part B of the Medicare program by establishing a minimum payment amount under such part for bone mass measurement.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2461/.
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H.R. 2461, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2461/.
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[H.R. 2461: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to, and utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits under part B of the Medicare program by establishing a minimum payment amount under such part for bone mass measurement.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2461/)
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