HR 5253 · 100th Congress · Social Welfare
A bill to amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, to allow Medicare coverage for all clinical diagnostic laboratory services.
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Introduced2
Committee3
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.(1988-09-20)
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Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require that Medicare payment for a clinical diagnostic laboratory test performed by a laboratory which is independent of a physician's office or a rural health clinic only be made on the basis of an assignment.…
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