Increasing Access to Osteoporosis Testing for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2019

Summary

Increasing Access to Osteoporosis Testing for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2019 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.

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Timeline

1. 30 January 2019

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 30 January 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 30 January 2019 · Download file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

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Sponsors

• Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] · I · Sponsor
• Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [I-AZ] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] · D · Cosponsor
• · ssfi00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← 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.
• related to ← A bill 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.