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S.1034
Sponsor: Sen Akaka, Daniel K. (introduced 5/13/1999)
Related Bills: H.R.976
Latest Major Action: 5/13/1999 Referred to Senate committee
Title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase the amount of payment under the medicare program for pap smear laboratory tests.
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5/13/1999:
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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COSPONSORS(7), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]:     (Sort: by date)

Sen Boxer, Barbara - 6/22/1999 Sen Collins, Susan M. - 5/13/1999
Sen Hutchison, Kay Bailey - 6/9/1999 Sen Inouye, Daniel K. - 6/15/1999
Sen Murray, Patty - 5/13/1999 Sen Schumer, Charles E. - 5/14/1999
Sen Snowe, Olympia J. - 5/13/1999

SUMMARY AS OF:
5/13/1999--Introduced.

Investment in Women's Health Act of 1999 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to mandate a minimum payment of $14.60 under the Medicare fee schedule for the laboratory test component of a diagnostic or screening pap smear.