HR 5172 · 106th Congress · Health

Medicare Access to Digital Mammography Act of 2000

Introduced 2000-09-13· Sponsored by Rep. Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [R-FL-22]· House

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Latest: Referred to the Committee on 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.(2000-09-13)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Medicare Access to Digital Mammography Act of 2000 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to revise requirements for payments and standards for screening mammography that pertain to the limit for screening mammography performed in 1991 to: (1) specify the screening mammography performed in 1991 as nondigital; (2) establish a separate limit for digital screening mammography performed in 2001 and thereafter; and (3) replace the current reduction of limit provision with a provision for adjustment of limit (up or down), requiring the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make at least annual reviews (currently, reviews from time to time) on the appropriateness of such applicable limits and make adjustments accordingly.…

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Cosponsors (17)

13 Democrats4 Republicans
Rep. Kleczka, Gerald D. [D-WI-4]WI
Rep. Canady, Charles T. [R-FL-12]FL
Rep. McCarthy, Karen [D-MO-5]MO
Rep. Bentsen, Ken [D-TX-25]TX
Rep. Dunn, Jennifer [R-WA-8]WA
Rep. Tanner, John S. [D-TN-8]TN
Rep. Tauscher, Ellen O. [D-CA-10]CA
Rep. Hilliard, Earl F. [D-AL-7]AL
Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-21]PA
Rep. Deutsch, Peter [D-FL-20]FL
Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7]NC
Rep. Danner, Pat [D-MO-6]MO
Rep. Dooley, Calvin M. [D-CA-20]CA
Rep. Weller, Jerry [R-IL-11]IL
Rep. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI-8]MI
Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-10]IN
Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-22]CA