H.R. 6821 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a disclosure requirement under the Medicare Program for physicians referring for imaging services.

== Detailed Summary ==

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(Log inMedicare Imaging Disclosure Sunshine Act of 2008 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) to edit the wikirequire physicians referring an individual for imaging and other specified radiology services to inform the individual at the time of referral that such services may be obtained from persons other than the firstreferring physician, a member of the referring physician's group practice, or an individual directly supervised by the referring physician or another physician in the group practice.

Requires the referring physician to provide the referred individual a detailed summarywritten list of suppliers who furnish such services in the area in which the bill!)individual resides.
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== Status of the Legislation ==

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(LogLatest Major Action: 8/1/2008: Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to edit the wikiCommittee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the first to updateSpeaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the statusjurisdiction of the bill!)committee concerned.
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== Points in Favor ==

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