To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require State medicaid plans to provide coverage of screening mammography.
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Sep 18, 1989)
Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide Medicaid coverage of screening mammographies for women age 35 and older. Varies the permissible frequency of such covered tests on the basis of a woman's age and her risk of developing breast cancer. Directs the Secretary to periodically review and revise permissible frequencies of such tests, and to establish standards which assure their safety and accuracy.
What just happenedOct 6, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Who’s behind it
- Oct 6, 1989CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Health and Environment Subcommittee - Sep 18, 1989IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Sep 18, 1989IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Sep 18, 1989IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House