S 2246
116th Congress
Senate
Health
Allergies
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Medicaid
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Allergy Testing Access Act of 2019
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 24, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jul 24, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Allergy Testing Access 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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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