H.R. 3517 · 117th Congress
Increasing Access to Osteoporosis Testing for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2021
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- John Larson
- Introduced
- 2021-05-25
- Latest action
- 2021-05-26 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.