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S 283 116th Congress Senate

Increasing Access to Osteoporosis Testing for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2019

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

Official title: A bill 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: January 30, 2019 Introduced by: Collins, Susan M. Republican · Maine See on congress.gov
Health Medical tests and diagnostic methodsMedicareMusculoskeletal and skin diseasesWomen's health
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Increasing Access to Osteoporosis Testing for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2019

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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2693 Related bill To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to, and utilization of, bone mass measurement benefit…
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 3 Republican 4 Independent 1
McSally, Martha
· Jan 7, 2020
 D
Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Nov 14, 2019
 D
Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Oct 28, 2019
 R
Kennedy, John
Louisiana · Feb 14, 2019
 D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Feb 5, 2019
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jan 30, 2019
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jan 30, 2019
 I
King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Jan 30, 2019
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Jan 30, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 283: Increasing Access to Osteoporosis Testing for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-283/
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"S. 283: Increasing Access to Osteoporosis Testing for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-283/.
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