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109th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3795
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
August 3, 2006
Mr. Smith (for himself, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Isakson, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Burr, Mr. Bingaman, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Menendez) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a two-year moratorium on certain Medicare physician payment reductions for imaging services.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Access to Medicare Imaging Act of
2006
.
Two-year moratorium on certain Medicare physician payment reductions for imaging services
Moratorium
Subsections
(b)(4)(A) and (c)(2)(B)(v)(II) of section 1848 of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395w–4), as added by section 5102(b) of the Deficit Reduction Act of
2005, are each amended by striking 2007
and inserting
2009
.
GAO study and report on imaging services furnished under the Medicare program
Study
The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a comprehensive study on imaging services furnished under the Medicare program.
Report
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress and the Secretary of Health and Human Services a report on the findings and conclusions of the study conducted under paragraph (1) together with recommendations for such legislation and administrative actions as the Comptroller General considers appropriate.