United States · Bill · S
S. 869 (108th)
Assure Access to Mammography Act of 2003
Introduced
10 April 2003
Last action
10 April 2003 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sponsors
Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA], Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC], Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA], Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ], Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE], Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA], Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA], Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD], Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR], Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY], Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA], Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN]
Subjects
Healthcare, Education
Source updated
18 August 2025
Summary
Assure Access to Mammography Act of 2003 - Provides that, with respect to payment for a screening or diagnostic mammography furnished to a Medicare beneficiary, the amount of payment made to a hospital-based facility in which such screening or diagnostic mammography is performed during the applicable period is equal to 200 percent of the amount of payment that would otherwise apply under the Medicare fee schedule established under title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to the technical component of such screening or diagnostic mammography. Provides for not counting certain radiological residents against graduate medical education limitations. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to enter into an arrangement with the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences to study and report to the Secretary on Medicare reimbursement for gender-specific services. Directs the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to study and report to Congress on Medicare reimbursement for screening services.
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Timeline
10 April 2003
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Source: IntroReferral
10 April 2003
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5194)
Source: IntroReferral
10 April 2003
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 10 April 2003 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN] · D · Cosponsor
- · ssfi00 · Standing
Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/869
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/869
- us · 108-s-869 · source updated 18 August 2025