HR 1298
115th Congress
House
Health
Cancer
Congressional oversight
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Health care coverage and access
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
CT Colonography Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act of 2017
Introduced: March 1, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 17, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 10, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 1, 2017
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.
Mar 1, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
CT Colonography Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act of 2017
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) provide Medicare coverage for screening computed tomography colonography (CTC) as a colorectal cancer screening test, and (2) exclude screening CTC from a special Medicare payment rule applicable to certain imaging services.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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