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S 2246 116th Congress Senate

Allergy Testing Access Act of 2019

Official title: A bill 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 u… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill 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: October 31, 2019 Introduced by: Moran, Jerry Republican · Kansas See on congress.gov
Health AllergiesHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessMedicaid
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jul 24, 2019
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 Latest action July 24, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2009 Related bill Removing Barriers to Allergy Diagnostic Testing Act of 2019
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 2
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Oct 20, 2020
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Dec 3, 2019
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Nov 13, 2019
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Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · Oct 31, 2019
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Oct 22, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2246: Allergy Testing Access Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2246/
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"S. 2246: Allergy Testing Access Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2246/.
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S. 2246, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2246/.
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