[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 417 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 417

   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

                            January 9, 1997

Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut (for herself and Mrs. Morella) 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 1997''.

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, 1998.
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