U.S. Congress - H.R.3198 SCREEN Act of 2011
H.R.3198 - SCREEN Act of 2011
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act and title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to improve coverage for colorectal screening tests under Medicare and private health insurance coverage, and for other purposes. view all titles (3)
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- Official: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act and title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to improve coverage for colorectal screening tests under Medicare and private health insurance coverage, and for other purposes. as introduced.
- Short: SCREEN Act of 2011 as introduced.
- Short: Supporting Colorectal Examination and Education Now Act of 2011 as introduced.
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Official Summary
10/13/2011--Introduced.Supporting Colorectal Examination and Education Now Act of 2011 or the SCREEN Act of 2011 - Increases Medicare payments to qualifying Medicare providers by 10% for cancer screening tests recommended by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Terminates the increaseOfficial Summary
10/13/2011--Introduced.Supporting Colorectal Examination and Education Now Act of 2011 or the SCREEN Act of 2011 - Increases Medicare payments to qualifying Medicare providers by 10% for cancer screening tests recommended by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Terminates the increase for a test when it reaches a 75% utilization rate for beneficiaries for whom such screening is recommended. Makes a Medicare provider eligible for such increased payment only if the provider:(1) participates in a nationally recognized quality improvement registry with respect to such test, and
(2) demonstrates that the tests were provided in accordance with accepted outcomes-based quality measures. Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to waive cost-sharing for colorectal cancer screening tests. Extends Medicare coverage to include an outpatient office visit or consultation prior to a colorectal cancer test consisting of a screening colonoscopy, or in conjunction with an individual's decision regarding the performance of such a test on the individual, for the purpose of beneficiary education, assuring selection of the proper screening test, and securing information relating to the procedure and the sedation of the individual. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to reduce the conversion factors for purposes of payment to physicians and hospital outpatient departments under Medicare to offset the additional expenditures under this Act. Amends the Public Health Service Act to require health plans to cover, with no cost-sharing, activities related to certain covered preventive services that are part of the same clinical encounter, such as conducting a biopsy or removing a lesion or growth.
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H.R.3198 Supporting Colorectal Examination and Education Now Act of 2011
holly14071
December 05, 2011
I am writing as your constituent in the 8th Congressional district of Wisconsin. I support H.R.3198 - Supporting Colorectal Examination and Education Now Act of 2011, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
My mother was diagnosed with stage 2 colorectal cancer 4 years ago, it then spread and became stage 4 cancer. Her cancer was diagnosed through a colonoscopy. So many people are dying from this disease, an... -
H.R.3198 Supporting Colorectal Examination and Education Now Act of 2011
marierie21
November 14, 2011
I am writing as your constituent in the 26th Congressional district of New York. I support H.R.3198 - Supporting Colorectal Examination and Education Now Act of 2011, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
Sincerely,
Marie Pidanick -
H.R.3198 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act and title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to improve coverage for colorectal screening tests under Medicare and private health insurance coverage, and for other purposes.
ColleenBScranton
October 14, 2011
I am writing as your constituent in the 2nd Congressional district of Nevada. I support H.R.3198 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act and title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to improve coverage for colorectal screening tests under Medicare and private health insurance coverage, and for other purposes., and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
Sincerely,
Colleen Scranton
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