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HR 2009 116th Congress House

Removing Barriers to Allergy Diagnostic Testing Act of 2019

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: April 10, 2019 Introduced by: Clarke, Yvette D. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Health AllergiesHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessMedicaid
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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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
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 Latest action April 2, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2246 Related bill Allergy Testing Access Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 13
D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Nov 19, 2020
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Nov 17, 2020
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Sep 30, 2020
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Sep 29, 2020
Butterfield, G. K.
· Sep 29, 2020
 D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Jun 19, 2019
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Jun 18, 2019
Johnson, Bill
· May 15, 2019
Meadows, Mark
· May 1, 2019
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Apr 25, 2019
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Apr 25, 2019
ENGEL, ELIOT
· Apr 12, 2019
 D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Apr 12, 2019
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Apr 10, 2019
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Apr 9, 2019
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Apr 9, 2019
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Apr 9, 2019
UPTON, FRED
· Apr 1, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2009: Removing Barriers to Allergy Diagnostic Testing Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2009/
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"H.R. 2009: Removing Barriers to Allergy Diagnostic Testing Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2009/.
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H.R. 2009, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2009/.
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