Breast Cancer Screening Act of 1991

Summary

Breast Cancer Screening Act of 1991 - Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to expand the category of women currently eligible for the breast cancer screening benefit provided under the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 to include non-Medicaid-eligible women over age 49 to the extent that screening costs are not reimbursed by any other public or private health insurance plan. Requires payment for the screening costs for such women to be made from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund under part A. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to implement procedures to: (1) regularly notify all eligible individuals of this new benefit and other Medicare-covered preventative services; (2) annually compile and make available directories of certified screening providers in each State; and (3) promote the appropriate use of mammography screening services.

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 26 February 1991

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