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H.R. 421 (103rd)

Medicare EKG Payment Restoration Act of 1993

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Introduced

5 January 1993

Last action

10 August 1993 · Committee

Status

See H.R.2264.

Sponsors

Sen. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ], Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5], Rep. Roukema, Marge [R-NJ-5], Rep. Goss, Porter J. [R-FL-14], Rep. Machtley, Ronald K. [R-RI-1], Rep. Walker, Robert S. [R-PA-16], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Browder, Glen [D-AL-3], Rep. Wilson, Charles [D-TX-2], Rep. Sundquist, Don [R-TN-7], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Weldon, Curt [R-PA-7], Rep. Hochbrueckner, George J. [D-NY-1], Rep. Vucanovich, Barbara F. [R-NV-2], Rep. Bateman, Herbert H. [R-VA-1], Rep. Collins, Barbara-Rose [D-MI-15], Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8], Rep. Blackwell, Lucien E. [D-PA-2], Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-11], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. Coleman, Ronald D. [D-TX-16], Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17], Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4], Rep. Pickett, Owen B. [D-VA-2], Del. Underwood, Robert A. [D-GU-At Large], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. Murphy, Austin J. [D-PA-20], Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11], Rep. Gejdenson, Sam [D-CT-2], Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6], Rep. Coyne, William J. [D-PA-14]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

3 June 2026

Healthcare

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Summary

Medicare EKG Payment Restoration Act of 1993 - Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to reestablish separate payment for the interpretation of electrocardiograms (EKGs) that are ordered or performed during an office visit to or consultation with a physician. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) establish separate fee schedule amounts for such EKG interpretations; (2) establish practice guidelines for EKG use by physicians; (3) develop a profile of such use; (4) study EKG utilization and costs; and (5) report to the Congress on such study.

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Timeline

  1. 5 January 1993

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 5 January 1993

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 5 January 1993

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 15 January 1993

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

  5. 3 February 1993

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

    Source: Committee

  6. 10 August 1993

    Committee

    See H.R.2264.

    Source: Committee

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