H.R. 3269: Diagnostic Imaging Services Access Protection Act of 2011
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H.R. 3269: Diagnostic Imaging Services Access Protection Act of 2011
112th Congress · introduced 2011-10-27 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-10-27 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
Diagnostic Imaging Services Access Protection Act of 2011
Plain summary
Diagnostic Imaging Services Access Protection Act of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) from applying a multiple procedure payment reduction policy to the professional component of imaging services furnished: (1) in 2012; or (2) 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 speciality society expert in the field of diagnostic imaging services.
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Official text
Diagnostic Imaging Services Access Protection Act of 2011
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] · 269 cosponsors
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Betty McCollum (D-MN), Andy Harris (R-MD), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Jim Costa (D-CA), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Michael K. Simpson (R-ID), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Pete Sessions (R-TX) and 209 more.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr3269.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>
Record fed-us-cong112-hr3269 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112