Rep. Payne Introduces Bill on Coverage of Peripheral Artery Disease Screening Tests

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr., D-N.J., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2631) to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act "to provide for coverage of peripheral artery disease screening tests furnished to at-risk beneficiaries under the Medicare and Medicaid programs without the imposition of cost-sharing requirements, to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for such screening tests furnished to at-risk enrollees of group health plans and group or individual health insurance coverage without the imposition of cost sharing requirements."

The bill was introduced on April 16 and has 10 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., Bobby L. Rush, D-Ill., Mark Takano, D-Calif., Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., Katie Porter, D-Calif., Darren Soto, D-Fla., G.K. Butterfield, D-N.C., Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J., Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., and Albio Sires, D-N.J.

The legislation was jointly referred to the House Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means committees.

For more information, Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr., 106 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-3436; or in district offices at 1455 Liberty Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205; 862/229-2994; 253 Martin Luther King Drive, Jersey City, NJ 07305; 201/369-0392; LeRoy F. Smith, Jr. Public Safety Bldg., 60 Nelson Place, 14th fl., Newark, NJ 07102; 973/645-3213.

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