S 1943 United States Senate · 117th Congress

Increasing Access to Osteoporosis Testing for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2021

Summary

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 bill also establishes national minimum payment amounts for such services.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

May 2021

Committee Review

Floor Vote

President

Introduced May 27, 2021 Last action May 27, 2021

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Committee

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May 27, 2021

Committee

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3900)

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May 27, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in Senate

upper

1 primary · 16 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

Susan M. Collins

Angus S. King, Jr.

Benjamin L. Cardin

Catherine Cortez Masto

Debbie Stabenow

Martin Heinrich