H.R. 4206 · 110th Congress · 2007–2008
Medicare Fracture Prevention and Osteoporosis Testing Act of 2007
H.R. 4206 in the 110th Congress (2007–2008) was introduced on Nov 15, 2007, sponsored by Shelley Berkley with 84 co-sponsors.
During the 110th Congress (2007–2008), George W. Bush was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.
- Status
- Introduced
- Introduced
- Nov 15, 2007
- Co-sponsors
- 84
- Policy area
- Health
What it does
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…
Summary by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service.
Sponsor
Shelley Berkley (D-NV). Co-sponsors: 70 Democrats, 14 Republicans.
Where it stands
- IntroducedNov 15, 2007
- Passed the House—
- Passed the Senate—
- Sent to the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (Nov 19, 2007)
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