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S 1544 116th Congress Senate

Medicare Access to Radiology Care Act of 2019

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for payment for services of radiologist assistants under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 20, 2019 Introduced by: Boozman, John Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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 Latest action May 20, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Access to Radiology Care Act of 2019

This bill provides for Medicare coverage of services that are furnished by a certified radiologist assistant under the supervision of a radiologist. Payment must be made to the supervising radiologist.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1970 Related bill Medicare Access to Radiology Care Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Aug 5, 2020
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jun 4, 2019
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Daines, Steve
Montana · May 20, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1544: Medicare Access to Radiology Care Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1544/
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"S. 1544: Medicare Access to Radiology Care Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1544/.
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S. 1544, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1544/.
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