[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4288 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4288

   To amend title XVIII to provide for coverage of annual preventive 
           physical examinations under the Medicare Program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 5, 2007

Mr. English of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mrs. Emerson, and 
 Mr. Pastor) introduced the following bill; which was 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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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title XVIII to provide for coverage of annual preventive 
           physical examinations 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 Physicals for Preventive 
Health Care Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. ANNUAL PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS UNDER MEDICARE.

    (a) In General.--Section 1861 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395x) is amended--
            (1) in each of subparagraphs (W) and (AA)(i) of subsection 
        (s)(2), by striking ``initial'' and inserting ``annual'';
            (2) in the heading of subsection (ww), by striking 
        ``Initial'' and inserting ``Annual''; and
            (3) by amending paragraph (1) of subsection (ww) to read as 
        follows:
            ``(1) The term `annual preventive physical examination' 
        means professional services of a physician, or of a nurse 
        practitioner or physician assistant which the practitioner or 
        assistant is authorized to provide under State law, consisting 
        of a physical examination (including, as medically appropriate, 
        measurement of height, weight, and blood pressure, and an 
        electrocardiogram) with the goal of health promotion and 
        disease detection and includes education, counseling, and 
        referral with respect to screening and other preventive 
        services described in paragraph (2), as well as related 
        clinical laboratory tests and such other preventive services in 
        connection with the same visit as the Secretary may provide 
        (taking into account services typically included in an annual 
        physical examination covered under private health benefit 
        plans).''.
    (b) Modification of Exclusions.--Section 1862(a) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395y(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by amending subparagraph (K) to read 
        as follows:
            ``(K) in the case of an annual preventive physical 
        examination, which is performed for an individual more 
        frequently than once in any 12-month period,''; and
            (2) in paragraph (7), by inserting ``(other than annual 
        preventive physical examinations)'' after ``routine physical 
        checkups''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to services furnished on or after January 1 of the frist year 
beginning more than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.
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