S 1943 · 117th Congress · Health

Increasing Access to Osteoporosis Testing for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2021

Introduced 2021-05-27· Sponsored by Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]· Senate

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House
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Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3900)(2021-05-27)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Increasing Access to Osteoporosis Testing for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2021 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 2022. The bill also establishes national minimum payment amounts for such services.…

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Cosponsors (16)

10 Democrats5 Republicans1 Independent
Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]MD
Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]KS
Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]MI
Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]WV
Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]ME
Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]LA
Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ]AZ
Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]NJ
Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]NV
Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]MS
Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]NV
Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]NM
Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]CT
Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]TX
Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]MT
Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]OH