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HR 1898 115th 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: April 4, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Jul 11, 2018
ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mrs. Blackburn asked unanimous consent that she may hereafter be the first sponsor of H.R. 1898, a bill originally introduced by Representative Meehan, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
Apr 17, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 7, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 4, 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.
Apr 4, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 11, 2018

ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mrs. Blackburn asked unanimous consent that she may hereafter be the first sponsor of H.R. 1898, a bill originally introduced by Representative Meehan, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill specifies that certain Medicare payment rules applicable to imaging services shall apply to dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry services used in bone mass scans beginning in 2017.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must establish national minimum payment amounts for such services.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 37
All 37 Democratic 13 Republican 8
Hollingsworth, Trey
· Nov 29, 2018
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Oct 26, 2018
SMITH, LAMAR
· Oct 26, 2018
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Oct 19, 2018
Black, Diane
· Sep 25, 2018
Shuster, Bill
· Sep 25, 2018
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Sep 25, 2018
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Sep 5, 2018
Shea-Porter, Carol
· Aug 10, 2018
Comstock, Barbara
· Jul 11, 2018
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jul 11, 2018
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Apr 12, 2018
Curbelo, Carlos
· Apr 5, 2018
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 22, 2018
CULBERSON, JOHN
· Nov 17, 2017
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Oct 26, 2017
Holding, George
· Oct 23, 2017
Jenkins, Lynn
· Oct 23, 2017
Noem, Kristi
· Oct 23, 2017
Roskam, Peter
· Oct 23, 2017
 R
Schweikert, David
Arizona · Oct 23, 2017
Bishop, Mike
· Oct 12, 2017
 R
Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Oct 5, 2017
Byrne, Bradley
· Oct 3, 2017
 R
Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Sep 12, 2017
Costello, Ryan
· Sep 5, 2017
Lance, Leonard
· Jul 13, 2017
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Apr 25, 2017
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Apr 25, 2017
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Apr 4, 2017
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Apr 4, 2017
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 4, 2017
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Apr 4, 2017
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 4, 2017
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Apr 4, 2017
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Apr 4, 2017
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Apr 4, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1898: 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.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1898/
MLA
"H.R. 1898: 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.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1898/.
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H.R. 1898, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1898/.
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[H.R. 1898: 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/115-HR-1898/)
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