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Increasing Access to Osteoporosis Testing for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-1943| Senate 
| Updated: 5/27/2021
Susan M. Collins

Susan M. Collins

Republican Senator

Maine

Cosponsors (16)
Bill Cassidy (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Jon Tester (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)John Cornyn (Republican)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 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.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-283
Increasing Access to Osteoporosis Testing for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2019
May 26, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-3517
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 27, 2021
Introduced in Senate
May 27, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3900)
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-283
    Increasing Access to Osteoporosis Testing for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2019


  • May 26, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-3517
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • May 27, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 27, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3900)

Health

Medical tests and diagnostic methodsMedicareMusculoskeletal and skin diseasesPhotography and imagingRadiation

Increasing Access to Osteoporosis Testing for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-1943| Senate 
| Updated: 5/27/2021
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.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-283
Increasing Access to Osteoporosis Testing for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2019
May 26, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-3517
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 27, 2021
Introduced in Senate
May 27, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3900)
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-283
    Increasing Access to Osteoporosis Testing for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2019


  • May 26, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-3517
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • May 27, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 27, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3900)
Susan M. Collins

Susan M. Collins

Republican Senator

Maine

Cosponsors (16)
Bill Cassidy (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Jon Tester (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)John Cornyn (Republican)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Finance Committee

Health

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Medical tests and diagnostic methodsMedicareMusculoskeletal and skin diseasesPhotography and imagingRadiation