S. 283 · 116th Congress
Increasing Access to Osteoporosis Testing for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2019
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Susan Collins
- Introduced
- 2019-01-30
- Latest action
- 2019-01-30 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
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.