HR 3269 IHCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

112th CONGRESSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

1st SessionCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

H. R. 3269CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure the continued access of Medicare beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

October 27, 2011CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Mr. OLSON (for himself, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. PRICE of Georgia, Mr. LATHAM, Mr. HARRIS, Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, Mr. NUNES, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. LANCE, Mr. HARPER, Mr. BROUN of Georgia, Mr. POE of Texas, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. OWENS, Mr. BARROW, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey, Mr. COURTNEY, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. BRALEY of Iowa, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut, Mrs. BONO MACK, Ms. JENKINS, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. RUNYAN, Mr. BOREN, Mr. TIBERI, Mr. BONNER, Mr. STIVERS, and Mr. SCHOCK) 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 concernedCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

A BILLCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure the continued access of Medicare beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ‘Diagnostic Imaging Services Access Protection Act of 2011’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds that--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) Medicare payments for imaging services have been substantially reduced by various actions of the Congress and the Secretary of Health and Human Services;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) further significant reductions to Medicare payments for these services may hinder the access of Medicare beneficiaries to imaging services; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) additional study of the issue should be undertaken before further cuts to Medicare payment for imaging services are applied.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 3. MEDICARE PAYMENT FOR IMAGING SERVICES.

Section 1848(b)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4(b)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(E) LIMITATION ON APPLICATION OF MULTIPLE PROCEDURE PAYMENT REDUCTION- The Secretary shall not apply a multiple procedure payment reduction policy to the professional component of imaging services--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) furnished in 2012; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) furnished 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 specialty society expert in the field of diagnostic imaging services (such as the American College of Radiology).’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink