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H.R. 3285 (101st)

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require State medicaid plans to provide coverage of screening mammography.

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Introduced

18 September 1989

Last action

6 October 1989 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

Sponsors

Rep. Vucanovich, Barbara F. [R-NV-2], Rep. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME-2], Rep. Oakar, Mary Rose [D-OH-20], Rep. Saiki, Patricia [R-HI-1], Rep. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA-6], Rep. Long, Jill L. [D-IN-4], Rep. Horton, Frank J. [R-NY-34], Rep. Meyers, Jan [R-KS-3], Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8], Nancy Pelosi, Rep. Lehman, William [D-FL-13], Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10], Rep. Johnson, Nancy L. [R-CT-6], Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19], Rep. Bilbray, James H. [D-NV-1], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-11], Rep. Schneider, Claudine [R-RI-2], LOUISE SLAUGHTER, Richard Neal, Rep. Walsh, James T. [R-NY-27], Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23], Rep. Boggs, Corinne C. (Lindy) [D-LA-2], Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3], JOHN LEWIS, Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8], Rep. Kennelly, Barbara B. [D-CT-1], Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6], Rep. Crockett, George W., Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-12], Rep. Ford, Harold E. [D-TN-8], Rep. Kolter, Joseph P. [D-PA-4], Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7], Rep. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [D-CO-3], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Atkins, Chester G. [D-MA-5], Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-7], Richard Durbin, Rep. Machtley, Ronald K. [R-RI-1], Rep. Martin, Lynn M. [R-IL-16], Rep. Bustamante, Albert G. [D-TX-23]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

3 June 2026

Healthcare

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Summary

Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide Medicaid coverage of screening mammographies for women age 35 and older. Varies the permissible frequency of such covered tests on the basis of a woman's age and her risk of developing breast cancer. Directs the Secretary to periodically review and revise permissible frequencies of such tests, and to establish standards which assure their safety and accuracy.

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Timeline

  1. 18 September 1989

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 18 September 1989

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 18 September 1989

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 6 October 1989

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

    Source: Committee

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