[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3052 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3052

   To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide annual 
    screening mammography and waive deductibles and coinsurance for 
           screening mammography under the medicare program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 7, 1996

Mrs. Kennelly introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
  Committee on 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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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide annual 
    screening mammography and waive deductibles and coinsurance for 
           screening mammography under the medicare program.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Mammography Enhancement Act 
of 1996''.

SEC. 2. EXPANDING SCREENING MAMMOGRAPHY UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.

    (a) Providing Annual Screening Mammography for Women Over Age 49.--
Section 1834(c)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395m(c)(2)(A)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (iv), by striking ``but under 65 years of 
        age,'', and
            (2) by striking clause (v).
    (b) Waiver of Deductible.--
            (1) In general.--The first sentence of section 1833(b) of 
        such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(b)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``and (4)'' and inserting ``(4)'', 
                and
                    (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting 
                the following: ``, and (5) such deductible shall not 
                apply with respect to screening mammography (as 
                described in section 1861(jj)).''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 1834(c)(1)(C) of such 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(c)(1)(C)) is amended by striking ``, 
        subject to the deductible established under section 1833(b),''.
    (c) Waiver of Coinsurance.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1834(c)(1)(C) of such Act (42 
        U.S.C. 1395m(c)(1)(C)) is amended by striking ``80 percent 
        of''.
            (2) Waiver of coinsurance in outpatient hospital 
        settings.--The third sentence of section 1866(a)(2)(A) of such 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 1395cc(a)(2)(A)) is amended by inserting after 
        ``1861(s)(10)(A)'' the following: ``, with respect to screening 
        mammography (as defined in section 1861(jj)),''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to screening mammography performed on or after January 1, 1997.
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