S 3160
115th Congress
Senate
Health
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Musculoskeletal and skin diseases
Women's health
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.
Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4737)
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