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Increasing Access to Osteoporosis Testing for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-283| Senate 
| Updated: 1/30/2019
Susan M. Collins

Susan M. Collins

Republican Senator

Maine

Cosponsors (17)
Tom Udall (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Angus S. King (Independent)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)Martha McSally (Republican)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Jon Tester (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)John Kennedy (Republican)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Timeline
Jan 30, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jan 30, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • January 30, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 30, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 116-2693: 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.
Medical tests and diagnostic methodsMedicareMusculoskeletal and skin diseasesWomen's health

Increasing Access to Osteoporosis Testing for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-283| Senate 
| Updated: 1/30/2019
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.
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Timeline
Jan 30, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jan 30, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • January 30, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 30, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Susan M. Collins

Susan M. Collins

Republican Senator

Maine

Cosponsors (17)
Tom Udall (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Angus S. King (Independent)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)Martha McSally (Republican)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Jon Tester (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)John Kennedy (Republican)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Finance Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 116-2693: 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
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Medical tests and diagnostic methodsMedicareMusculoskeletal and skin diseasesWomen's health