Screening Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Very Efficiently Act of 2009

Summary

Screening Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Very Efficiently Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to Medicare coverage of ultrasound screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms. Repeals the prerequisite of a referral resulting from an initial preventive physical exam. Replaces such requirement with one requiring that the individual receiving the ultrasound screening be between the ages of 65 and 75.

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Timeline

1. 26 February 2009

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 26 February 2009

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 26 February 2009

   Introduced

   Referred to House Energy and Commerce

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 26 February 2009

   Introduced

   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.

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 2 March 2009

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 26 February 2009 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 26 February 2009

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  Introduced in House · EN · 26 February 2009

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 26 February 2009

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Sponsors

• GENE GREEN · D · Sponsor
• JOHN SHIMKUS · R · Sponsor
• Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] · D · Sponsor
• Pete Sessions · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Bono Mack, Mary [R-CA-45] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Barrow, John [D-GA-12] · D · Cosponsor
• Brett Guthrie · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20] · D · Cosponsor
• Marsha Blackburn · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Diana DeGette · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-3] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7] · D · Cosponsor
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