Congress 107 - HR 1683 - Osteoporosis Early Detection and Prevention Act of 2001

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Access to health care Bone diseases Chemotherapy Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Coinsurance Commerce Communication in medicine Discrimination in insurance Discrimination in medical care Drug therapy Employee health benefits Estrogen Finance and Financial Sector Freedom of speech Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Health Health insurance Health insurance industry Imaging systems in medicine Insurance companies Labor and Employment Medical tests Osteoporosis Patients' rights Physician-patient privilege Preventive medicine Radioisotopes in medicine Science, Technology, Communications State laws Steroids Thyroid diseases Women Women's health X-rays

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Osteoporosis Early Detection and Prevention Act of 2001 - Amends the Public Health Service Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require a group health plan, and an insurer offering group coverage, to include coverage for bone mass measurement for individuals who: (1) are estrogen-deficient women at clinical risk for osteoporosis; (2) have vertebral abnormalities; (3) are receiving chemotherapy or long-term gluococorticoid (steroid) therapy; (4) have primary hyperparathyroidism, hyperthyroidism, or excess thyroid replacement; or (5) are being monitored to assess the response to or efficacy of approved osteoporosis drug therapy. Regulates frequency and cost sharing. Prohibits related denial of coverage, incentives to individuals, restrictions on provider-patient communications, and provider penalties. Allows State laws providing greater detection or prevention benefits. Amends the Public Health Service Act to apply the above requirements to coverage offered in the individual market.

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Jun 20, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
May 15, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 2, 2001

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
May 2, 2001

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E698-699)
May 2, 2001

Introduced in House

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