HR 1312 · 102th Congress · Health

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of annual screening mammography under part B of the medicare program for women 65 years of age or older.

Introduced 1991-03-06· Sponsored by Rep. Vucanovich, Barbara F. [R-NV-2]· House

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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.(1991-03-18)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the breast cancer screening benefit provided under the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 to cover on an annual basis (currently, biennial) routine breast cancer screening for women over age 64.…

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Cosponsors (20)

12 Democrats8 Republicans
Rep. Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [R-CA-44]CA
Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2]TN
Rep. Dwyer, Bernard J. [D-NJ-6]NJ
Rep. Espy, Mike [D-MS-2]MS
Rep. Fish, Hamilton, Jr. [R-NY-21]NY
Rep. Ford, Harold E. [D-TN-9]TN
Rep. Hertel, Dennis M. [D-MI-14]MI
Rep. Horton, Frank J. [R-NY-29]NY
Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6]IL
Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2]LA
Rep. Kolter, Joseph P. [D-PA-4]PA
Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-5]IL
Rep. Manton, Thomas J. [D-NY-9]NY
Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8]MD
Rep. Quillen, James H. (Jimmy) [R-TN-1]TN
Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-16]NY
Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8]NJ
Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18]FL
Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2]AZ
Rep. Valentine, Tim [D-NC-2]NC