Increasing Access to Osteoporosis Testing for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2021
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (May 25, 2021)
Increasing Access to Osteoporosis Testing for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2021
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 2022.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must establish national minimum payment amounts for such services.
What just happenedMay 26, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMay 25, 2021
- May 26, 2021Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - May 25, 2021IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Ways and Means Committee - May 25, 2021IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Energy and Commerce Committee - May 25, 2021IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- May 25, 2021IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House