S 283 · 116th Congress · Health

Increasing Access to Osteoporosis Testing for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2019

Introduced 2019-01-30· Sponsored by Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]· Senate

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Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.(2019-01-30)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Increasing Access to Osteoporosis Testing for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2019 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 2019. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must establish national minimum payment amounts for such services.…

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Cosponsors (17)

11 Democrats5 Republicans1 Independent
Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]MD
Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]TN
Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]ME
Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]WV
Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]MS
Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]MI
Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]CT
Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]LA
Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]MT
Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]OH
Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]NJ
Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]CA
Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]NV
Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ]AZ
Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]NM
Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ]AZ
Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM]NM