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HR 5541 115th Congress House

Removing Barriers to Allergy Diagnostic Testing Act of 2018

Official title: To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide equal coverage of in vitro specific IgE tests and percutaneous tests for allergies under th… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide equal coverage of in vitro specific IgE tests and percutaneous tests for allergies under the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 28, 2018 See on congress.gov
Health AllergiesHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessMedicaid
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Apr 23, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 17, 2018
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 17, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 23, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Removing Barriers to Allergy Diagnostic Testing Act of 2018

This bill provides for equal coverage of specified types of allergy diagnostic testing services under both Medicaid and Medicare.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 8
Delaney, John
· Nov 14, 2018
 D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Nov 14, 2018
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Nov 14, 2018
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Oct 5, 2018
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Sep 28, 2018
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Sep 28, 2018
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Sep 28, 2018
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Sep 26, 2018
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Apr 17, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5541: Removing Barriers to Allergy Diagnostic Testing Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5541/
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"H.R. 5541: Removing Barriers to Allergy Diagnostic Testing Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5541/.
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H.R. 5541, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5541/.
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