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Bill105th CongressFiled Feb 5, 1997Health
H.R. 617

Mammogram Availability Act of 1997

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Mammogram Availability Act of 1997 - Amends the Public Health Service Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require a group health plan, and a health insurance issuer offering group coverage, that provides coverage for diagnostic mammographies for any woman 40 years old or older to provide coverage for annual screening mammographies for such a woman. Prohibits related enrollment and renewal discrimination, monetary incentives to women, and penalties or incentives to providers. Amends the Public Health Service Act to apply those requirements and prohibitions to coverage offered by an issuer in the individual market.

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow payment for annual screening mammographies for women over 39 (currently, over 49 but under 65) years old. Removes provisions empowering the Secretary of Health and Human Services to revise the screening frequency for which payment may be made.

Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require payment for annual screening mammographies for women over 39 years old.

What just happenedAug 5, 1997

See H.R.2015.

Who’s behind it

Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8](D-NY)Sponsor
50 cosponsors43 D6 R1 I
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  1. Aug 5, 1997CommitteeH19100

    See H.R.2015.

    Ways and Means Committee
  2. Feb 21, 1997CommitteeH11000

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

    Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee
  3. Feb 14, 1997CommitteeH11000

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

    Health and Environment Subcommittee
  4. Feb 13, 1997CommitteeH11000

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Health Subcommittee
  5. Feb 5, 1997IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to House Education and the Workforce

    Education and Workforce Committee
  6. Feb 5, 1997IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to House Ways and Means

    Ways and Means Committee
  7. Feb 5, 1997IntroReferralH11100-A

    Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, 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.

  8. Feb 5, 1997IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to House Commerce

    Energy and Commerce Committee
  9. Feb 5, 1997IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  10. Feb 5, 1997IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House