US HB1298 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 1 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 1 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
CT Colonography Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) provide Medicare coverage for screening computed tomography colonography (CTC) as a colorectal cancer screening test, and (2) exclude screening CTC from a special Medicare payment rule applicable to certain imaging services.
Title
CT Colonography Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act of 2017
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-17 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2017-03-10 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2017-03-01 | House | 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. |
| 2017-03-01 | House | 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. |
| 2017-03-01 | House | 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. |
| 2017-03-01 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB3465 (Related) 2018-09-18 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Subjects
Cancer
Congressional oversight
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Health
Health care coverage and access
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Congressional oversight
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Health
Health care coverage and access
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1298/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1298/BILLS-115hr1298ih.pdf |
