Medicare EKG Payment Restoration Act of 1993
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jan 5, 1993)
Medicare EKG Payment Restoration Act of 1993 - Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to reestablish separate payment for the interpretation of electrocardiograms (EKGs) that are ordered or performed during an office visit to or consultation with a physician.
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) establish separate fee schedule amounts for such EKG interpretations; (2) establish practice guidelines for EKG use by physicians; (3) develop a profile of such use; (4) study EKG utilization and costs; and (5) report to the Congress on such study.
What just happenedAug 10, 1993
See H.R.2264.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJan 5, 1993
- Aug 10, 1993CommitteeH19100
See H.R.2264.
Ways and Means Committee - Feb 3, 1993CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Health and Environment Subcommittee - Jan 15, 1993CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Jan 5, 1993IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Ways and Means Committee - Jan 5, 1993IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Jan 5, 1993IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jan 5, 1993IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House