3.0.0 4206 2023-01-11T20:11:35Z 2023-01-11T20:11:35Z House H HR 2007-11-15 110 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2007-11-19T15:50:29Z Referred to 2007-11-15T14:08:40Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2007-11-15T19:42:11Z Referred to 2007-11-15T14:08:35Z Medicare Fracture Prevention and Osteoporosis Testing Act of 2008 110 2702 S 2008-03-04 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS 2007-11-19 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2007-11-15 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2007-11-15 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 2007-11-15 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 2007-11-15 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 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2007-11-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-11-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001231 Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1] SHELLEY BERKLEY D NV 1 N B001248 Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] Michael Burgess R TX C. 26 2007-11-15 True M000087 Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] CAROLYN MALONEY D NY B. 14 2007-11-15 True M000590 Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-21] MICHAEL MCNULTY D NY R. 21 2007-11-15 True P000583 Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14] RON PAUL R TX 14 2007-11-15 True R000462 Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9] STEVEN ROTHMAN D NJ R. 9 2007-11-15 True G000280 Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5] VIRGIL GOODE R VA H. 5 2007-11-15 True S000250 Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32] PETE SESSIONS R TX 32 2007-11-15 True M001134 Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9] SUE MYRICK R NC WILKINS 9 2007-11-15 True G000410 Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] GENE GREEN D TX 29 2007-11-15 True C001036 Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-23] LOIS CAPPS D CA 23 2007-11-15 True K000366 Rep. Klein, Ron [D-FL-22] Ron Klein D FL 22 2007-11-15 True S000030 Rep. Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-47] LORETTA SANCHEZ D CA 47 2007-11-15 True M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2007-11-15 True R000486 Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-34] LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD D CA 34 2007-11-15 True S001156 Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-39] Linda Sánchez D CA T. 39 2007-11-15 True T000057 Rep. Tauscher, Ellen O. [D-CA-10] ELLEN TAUSCHER D CA O. 10 2007-11-15 True L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 16 2007-11-15 True D000598 Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] SUSAN DAVIS D CA A. 53 2007-11-15 True S001153 Rep. Solis, Hilda L. [D-CA-32] HILDA SOLIS D CA L. 32 2007-11-15 True M001163 Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-5] Doris Matsui D CA O. 5 2007-11-15 True B000420 Rep. Berry, Marion [D-AR-1] MARION BERRY D AR 1 2007-11-15 True H000627 Rep. 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Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-8] WILLIAM PASCRELL D NJ J. 8 2007-11-15 True M001143 Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] BETTY MCCOLLUM D MN 4 2007-11-15 True C001038 Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-7] JOSEPH CROWLEY D NY 7 2007-11-15 True H001040 Rep. Hare, Phil [D-IL-17] Phil Hare D IL 17 2007-11-15 True J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 2007-11-15 True M000309 Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] CAROLYN MCCARTHY D NY 4 2007-11-15 True H000762 Rep. Hooley, Darlene [D-OR-5] DARLENE HOOLEY D OR 5 2007-11-15 True N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-38] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 38 2007-11-15 True M001140 Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3] DENNIS MOORE D KS 3 2007-12-04 False L000557 Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] JOHN LARSON D CT B. 1 2007-12-04 False M000933 Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] JAMES MORAN D VA P. 8 2007-12-10 False C001060 Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3] Russ Carnahan D MO 3 2007-12-12 False B001230 Rep. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI-2] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2 2007-12-17 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2007-12-19 False M001154 Rep. Miller, Brad [D-NC-13] Brad Miller D NC 13 2007-12-19 False M000472 Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23] JOHN MCHUGH R NY M. 23 2008-01-16 False P000585 Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19] TODD PLATTS R PA RUSSELL 19 2008-01-23 False A000357 Rep. Allen, Thomas H. [D-ME-1] THOMAS ALLEN D ME H. 1 2008-01-23 False U000039 Rep. Udall, Tom [D-NM-3] TOM UDALL D NM 3 2008-02-06 False T000326 Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] EDOLPHUS TOWNS D NY 10 2008-02-12 False P000149 Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] DONALD PAYNE D NJ M. 10 2008-02-14 False W000792 Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9] ANTHONY WEINER D NY D. 9 2008-02-27 False F000339 Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] BARNEY FRANK D MA 4 2008-03-03 False B000652 Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3] LEONARD BOSWELL D IA L. 3 2008-03-03 False M000133 Rep. Markey, Edward J. 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McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 3 2008-05-13 False A000014 Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1] NEIL ABERCROMBIE D HI 1 2008-05-19 False G000544 Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20] CHARLES GONZALEZ D TX A. 20 2008-05-21 False C001049 Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] WM. CLAY D MO LACY 1 2008-05-22 False D000216 Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] ROSA DELAURO D CT 3 2008-06-04 False A000363 Rep. Arcuri, Michael A. [D-NY-24] Michael Arcuri D NY A. 24 2008-06-04 False M001138 Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16] DONALD MANZULLO R IL 16 2008-06-11 False W000187 Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-35] MAXINE WATERS D CA 35 2008-07-29 False B001242 Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1] Timothy Bishop D NY H. 1 2008-07-30 False G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2008-07-30 False S001174 Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13] Betty Sutton D OH 13 2008-07-30 False E000172 Rep. Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8] JO EMERSON R MO ANN 8 2008-09-09 False M001158 Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24] Kenny Marchant R TX 24 2008-09-09 False M001147 Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] Thaddeus McCotter R MI G. 11 2008-09-24 False Health Access to health care Bone fractures Congress Congressional reporting requirements Governmental investigations Medical fees Medical tests Medicare Osteoporosis Social Welfare Health 00 2007-11-15 Introduced in House 2008-02-06T22:10:50Z Medicare Fracture Prevention and Osteoporosis Testing Act of 2007 - 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.

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