H.R.3269 - Diagnostic Imaging Services Access Protection Act of 2011

Diagnostic Imaging Services Access Protection Act of 2011 view all titles (3)

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  • Official: Diagnostic Imaging Services Access Protection Act of 2011 as introduced.
  • Official: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure the continued access of Medicare beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services. as introduced.
  • Short: Diagnostic Imaging Services Access Protection Act of 2011 as introduced.

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Pete Olson

R-TX

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Official Summary

10/27/2011--Introduced.Diagnostic Imaging Services Access Protection Act of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) from applying a multiple procedure payment reduction policy to the professional component

Official Summary

10/27/2011--Introduced.Diagnostic Imaging Services Access Protection Act of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) from applying a multiple procedure payment reduction policy to the professional component of imaging services furnished:
(1) in 2012; or
(2) in 2013 or a subsequent year unless the reduction is based on the data, analysis, and conclusions of a study completed by an expert panel of physician members from a national medical speciality society expert in the field of diagnostic imaging services.

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Organizations Supporting H.R.3269

  • American College of Radiology
  • Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
  • PRC Medical
  • Association for Quality Imaging
  • Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
  • American Society of Echocardiography
  • ...and 1 more. See all.

Organizations Opposing H.R.3269

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