S 1943
117th Congress
Senate
Health
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Musculoskeletal and skin diseases
Photography and imaging
Radiation
Increasing Access to Osteoporosis Testing for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2021
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 27, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3900)
May 27, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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Plain-English summary
Increasing Access to Osteoporosis Testing for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2021
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 2022.
The bill also establishes national minimum payment amounts for such services.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3900)
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1943: Increasing Access to Osteoporosis Testing for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1943/
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