H.R. 1298 · 115th Congress
CT Colonography Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act of 2017
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Brad Wenstrup
- Introduced
- 2017-03-01
- Latest action
- 2017-03-17 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summary
CT Colonography Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act of 2017
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) provide Medicare coverage for screening computed tomography colonography (CTC) as a colorectal cancer screening test, and (2) exclude screening CTC from a special Medicare payment rule applicable to certain imaging services.