HR 4269 · 101th Congress · Health

To establish the Comprehensive Preventive Health Program For Medicare Beneficiaries.

Introduced 1990-03-14· Sponsored by Rep. Regula, Ralph [R-OH-16]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.(1990-04-18)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cover colon cancer preventive screening examinations, an annual physical examination performed by a physician or nurse practitioner, and verbal and written mental health screening examinations if a demonstration project to be conducted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services proves such examinations to be cost-effective or of moderate cost but measurably health enhancing.…

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Cosponsors (20)

14 Democrats6 Republicans
Rep. Roybal, Edward R. [D-CA-25]CA
Rep. Rinaldo, Matthew J. [R-NJ-7]NJ
Rep. Oakar, Mary Rose [D-OH-20]OH
Rep. Unsoeld, Jolene [D-WA-3]WA
Rep. Bilbray, James H. [D-NV-1]NV
Rep. Crockett, George W., Jr. [D-MI-13]MI
Rep. Staggers, Harley O., Jr. [D-WV-2]WV
Rep. Clarke, James McC. [D-NC-11]NC
Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]OR
Del. Blaz, Ben G. [R-GU-At Large]GU
Rep. Ford, Harold E. [D-TN-9]TN
Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8]MD
Rep. Borski, Robert A. [D-PA-3]PA
Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2]TN
Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5]GA
Rep. Skelton, Ike [D-MO-4]MO
Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2]NJ
Rep. Wise, Robert E., Jr. [D-WV-3]WV
Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-13]NJ
Rep. Bentley, Helen Delich [R-MD-2]MD