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S 3160 115th Congress Senate

A bill 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…

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 part B of the Medicare pr… 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 part B of the Medicare program by establishing a minimum payment amount under such part for bone mass measurement.

Introduced: July 23, 2018 Introduced by: Collins, Susan M. Republican · Maine See on congress.gov
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Jun 28, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4737)
Jun 28, 2018
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 28, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4737)

 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 2019.

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1898 Related bill To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to, and utilization of, bone mass measurement benefit…
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 1 Independent 1
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Jul 25, 2018
 D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jul 23, 2018
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Jun 28, 2018
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Jun 28, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3160: A bill 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-S-3160/
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"S. 3160: A bill 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-S-3160/.
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S. 3160, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3160/.
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[S. 3160: A bill 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-S-3160/)
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