Senate Bill 283
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Increasing Access to Osteoporosis Testing for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jan 30, 2019
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
283
Congress
116
Policy Area
Health
Health
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No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
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.
January 30, 2019
01/30/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
01/30/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 3:17:49 PM