Medicare Fracture Prevention and Osteoporosis Testing Act of 2008
Latest action · Mar 4, 2008 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 4, 2008
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Medicare Fracture Prevention and Osteoporosis Testing Act of 2008 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a national minimum payment amount for CPT code 77080 (relating to dual energy x-ray absorptiometry, or DXA, the most widely accepted method of measuring bone mass to predict fracture risk) and CPT code 77082 (relating to vertebral fracture assessment, or VFA), and any successor to such codes as identified by the Secretary (bone mass scans).
Directs the Secretary to arrange with the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies to conduct a study for a report to the Secretary and Congress on: (1) the ramifications of Medicare reimbursement reductions for DXA and VFA on beneficiary access to bone mass measurement benefits; and (2) the methods to increase use of bone mass measurement by Medicare beneficiaries.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 4, 2008 to Sep 23, 2008, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Original | Mar 4, 2008 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Apr 9, 2008 | |
| D-MA | Edward M. Kennedy | Apr 9, 2008 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Apr 14, 2008 | |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Apr 14, 2008 | |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Apr 23, 2008 | |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Apr 24, 2008 | |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | Apr 24, 2008 | |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | May 1, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | May 12, 2008 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Jul 8, 2008 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Sep 23, 2008 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 4, 2008Introduced in Senate
- Mar 4, 2008Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4206 | Medicare Fracture Prevention and Osteoporosis Testing Act of 2007 | Related bill | Nov 19, 2007 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 4, 2008Introduced in Senate
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