SENATE 1943117th CongressRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3900)
Increasing Access to Osteoporosis Testing for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 5/27/2021
Actions
- 2021-05-27Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3900)
- 2021-05-27Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-05-27 (00)
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.
Cosponsors (16)
- Ben Cardin (D-MD)
- Roger Marshall (R-KS)
- Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)
- Shelley Capito (R-WV)
- Angus King (I-ME)
- Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
- Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ)
- Robert Menendez (D-NJ)
- Jacklyn Rosen (D-NV)
- Roger Wicker (R-MS)
- Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)
- Martin Heinrich (D-NM)
- Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
- John Cornyn (R-TX)
- Jon Tester (D-MT)
- Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
Subjects
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Medicare
- Musculoskeletal and skin diseases
- Photography and imaging
- Radiation
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