HR 2009
116th Congress
House
Health
Allergies
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Medicaid
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Removing Barriers to Allergy Diagnostic Testing Act of 2019
Introduced: April 1, 2019
Introduced by:
Clarke, Yvette D.
Democratic
· New York
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 2, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 1, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 1, 2019
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 1, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Removing Barriers to Allergy Diagnostic Testing Act of 2019
This bill requires equal coverage of two types of allergy tests under Medicaid and Medicare.
Specifically, in vitro specific IgE tests (blood tests) and percutaneous tests (skin tests) must be treated equally with respect to (1) medical necessity or other coverage requirements, (2) frequency limits, and (3) allergen unit limits.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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