3.0.0 1293 2023-01-11T19:56:05Z 2023-01-11T19:56:05Z House H HR 2007-03-01 110 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2007-03-07T22:14:01Z Referred to 2007-03-01T15:01:30Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2007-03-05T20:32:17Z Referred to 2007-03-01T15:01:25Z Access to Medicare Imaging Act of 2007 110 1338 S 2007-05-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5741) Related bill CRS 2007-09-24 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H10738) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-03-07 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2007-03-05 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2007-03-01 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2007-03-01 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2007-03-01 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. 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Berry, Marion [D-AR-1] MARION BERRY D AR 1 2007-06-12 False G000550 Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11] Phil Gingrey R GA 11 2007-06-12 False B001253 Rep. Bean, Melissa L. [D-IL-8] Melissa Bean D IL L. 8 2007-06-12 False U000039 Rep. Udall, Tom [D-NM-3] TOM UDALL D NM 3 2007-06-20 False D000197 Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] DIANA DEGETTE D CO 1 2007-06-20 False J000070 Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2] WILLIAM JEFFERSON D LA J. 2 2007-06-20 False S001170 Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] Carol Shea-Porter D NH 1 2007-06-20 False B000716 Rep. Boyd, Allen [D-FL-2] ALLEN BOYD D FL JR. 2 2007-06-20 False D000210 Rep. Delahunt, William D. [D-MA-10] William Delahunt D MA D. 10 2007-06-27 False L000043 Rep. Lampson, Nick [D-TX-22] NICK LAMPSON D TX 22 2007-06-27 False J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 2007-06-27 False N000182 Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19] Randy Neugebauer R TX 19 2007-07-23 False B001232 Rep. 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Klein, Ron [D-FL-22] Ron Klein D FL 22 2007-11-06 False C001065 Rep. Carney, Christopher P. [D-PA-10] Christopher Carney D PA P. 10 2007-11-15 False S000522 Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] CHRISTOPHER SMITH R NJ H. 4 2007-12-04 False M001148 Rep. Meek, Kendrick B. [D-FL-17] Kendrick Meek D FL B. 17 2007-12-12 False D000216 Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] ROSA DELAURO D CT 3 2007-12-12 False G000180 Rep. Gilchrest, Wayne T. [R-MD-1] WAYNE GILCHREST R MD T. 1 2007-12-19 False H001041 Rep. Heller, Dean [R-NV-2] Dean Heller R NV 2 2008-01-28 False S001169 Rep. Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7] Joe Sestak D PA 7 2008-02-06 False N000015 Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-2] RICHARD NEAL D MA E. 2 2008-03-05 False G000548 Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5] Scott Garrett R NJ 5 2008-04-08 False A000358 Rep. Akin, W. Todd [R-MO-2] W. AKIN R MO TODD 2 2008-04-15 False T000260 Rep. Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4] TODD TIAHRT R KS 4 2008-04-24 False C001072 Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] Andre Carson D IN 7 2008-04-29 False S000244 Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] F. SENSENBRENNER R WI JAMES 5 2008-06-26 False B000461 Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50] BRIAN BILBRAY R CA P. 50 2008-07-10 False S001171 Rep. Shuler, Heath [D-NC-11] Heath Shuler D NC 11 2008-09-09 False Health Access to health care Ambulatory care Clinics Congress Congressional investigations Congressional reporting requirements Hospital rates Housing and Community Development Imaging systems in medicine Medical fees Medicare Physicians Quality of care Rural health Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Health 00 2007-03-01 Introduced in House 2007-09-20T21:51:17Z Access to Medicare Imaging Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to limitations on payments for physicians' imaging services.

Renames the imaging services concerned advanced diagnostic imaging services.

Eliminates X-ray and ultrasound (including echocardiography) services from payment limitations for such services.

Confines existing payment limitations to diagnostic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT), positron emission tomography (PET) (all specified under current law), plus nuclear cardiology procedures.

Imposes a two-year moratorium, however, on the application of existing payment limitations for such services.

Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress and the Secretary of Health and Human Services on patient access and service issues relating to the availability and quality of advanced diagnostic imaging services in physician offices and freestanding clinics that would have resulted (but for the moratorium declared by this Act) from payment changes made under the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.

]]> Access to Medicare Imaging Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a 2-year moratorium on certain Medicare physician payment reductions for advanced diagnostic imaging services. Introduced in House IH Display Title Access to Medicare Imaging Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Access to Medicare Imaging Act of 2007 Introduced in House 2007-03-01T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr1293ih/xml/BILLS-110hr1293ih.xml 2007-09-24 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H10738) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.