H.R. 3517 · 117th Congress · House

Increasing Access to Osteoporosis Testing for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2021

Active· Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Introduced
May 25, 21
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

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 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must establish national minimum payment amounts for such services.

Action Timeline

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  1. MAY 26, 2021•Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

  2. MAY 25, 2021•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. MAY 25, 2021•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  4. MAY 25, 2021•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Energy and 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.

  5. MAY 25, 2021•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Energy and 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.

Committees

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Health Subcommittee

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Referred: May 26, 2021

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Ways and Means Committee

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Referred: May 25, 2021

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Energy and Commerce Committee

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Referred: May 25, 2021

Active