House Bill 2693
116th Congress(2019-2020)
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
Introduced in House on May 14, 2019
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House
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Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
2693
Congress
116
Policy Area
Health
Health
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John Larson
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No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
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.
May 14, 2019
05/15/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
05/14/2019
Referred 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.
05/14/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Feb 8, 2022 11:19:28 PM