HR 2693
116th Congress
House
Health
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Musculoskeletal and skin diseases
Women's health
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: May 14, 2019
Introduced by:
Larson, John B.
Democratic
· Connecticut
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May 15, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 14, 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.
May 14, 2019
Introduced in House
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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