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To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage of screening for breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer. 8/3/2007--Introduced. Cancer Screening Coverage Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Internal Revenue Code to require a group health plan to provide coverage for certain types of cancer screening. Includes under such coverage mammograms, clinical breast examinations, pap tests and pelvic examinations, colorectal screening procedures, and prostate screening tests, at specified intervals and through specified procedures for certain age groups in appropriate genders. Prohibits related eligibility discrimination, monetary incentives to individuals, and penalties or incentives to providers. Requires such [...] show full description
- 09/19/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
- 08/14/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 08/03/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1731)
- 08/03/2007 - Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
- 08/03/2007 - Referred to House Energy and Commerce
show all actions- 09/19/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
- 08/14/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 08/03/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1731)
- 08/03/2007 - Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
- 08/03/2007 - Referred to House Energy and Commerce
- 08/03/2007 - Referred to House Education and Labor
- 08/03/2007 - Referred to House Ways and Means
- 08/03/2007 - Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
- 08/03/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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