HOUSE 2009116th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Removing Barriers to Allergy Diagnostic Testing Act of 2019

Last Action: 4/2/2019

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2019-04-02Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2019-04-01Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2019-04-01Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-04-01Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-04-01Introduced in House
2019-04-01Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2019-04-01 (00)

Removing Barriers to Allergy Diagnostic Testing 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.

Cosponsors (19)

FRED UPTON (R-MI)
BOBBY RUSH (D-IL)
Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
Scott Peters (D-CA)
Seth Moulton (D-MA)
Mark Pocan (D-WI)
ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY)
Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL)
Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX)
Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)
Mark Meadows (R-NC)
Bill Johnson (R-OH)
James Himes (D-CT)
Joseph Morelle (D-NY)
G. K. Butterfield (D-NC)
Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE)
Paul Tonko (D-NY)
DIANA DEGETTE (D-CO)
Marc Veasey (D-TX)

Subjects

Allergies
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Medicaid
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare

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