Preservation of Access to Osteoporosis Testing for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2011

Summary

Preservation of Access to Osteoporosis Testing for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to extend through 2013 the minimum payment amount for dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) services for bone mass measurement.

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Timeline

1. 26 May 2011

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 26 May 2011

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3434-3435)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 26 May 2011

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 26 May 2011 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 26 May 2011

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 26 May 2011

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 26 May 2011

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Sponsors

• Rep. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME-2] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD-3] · D · Sponsor
• Roger Wicker · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] · D · Cosponsor
• Susan Collins · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Cochran, Thad [R-MS-4] · R · Cosponsor
• Richard Blumenthal · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Johnson, Tim [D-SD-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] · D · Cosponsor
• Charles Schumer · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
• · ssfi00 · Standing

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