Ensuring Parity in MA and PACE for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 3/24/2021
Actions
- 2021-03-24Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2021-03-23Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2021-03-23Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
- 2021-03-23Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
- 2021-03-23Introduced in House
- 2021-03-23Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-03-23 (00)
Ensuring Parity in MA and PACE for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2021
This bill allows audio-only diagnoses that are made via telehealth to be used for purposes of determining risk adjustments to payments under Medicare Advantage. Additionally, the bill requires payments for Medicare telehealth services that are furnished during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) to be made in the same amounts as those for in-person services.
Cosponsors (20)
- Gus Bilirakis (R-FL)
- Tony Cárdenas (D-CA)
- Jackie Walorski (R-IN)
- RON KIND (D-WI)
- Jason Smith (R-MO)
- Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- Marilyn Strickland (D-WA)
- Daniel Meuser (R-PA)
- SANFORD BISHOP (D-GA)
- Mike Kelly (R-PA)
- Dwight Evans (D-PA)
- Vern Buchanan (R-FL)
- Tom O'Halleran (D-AZ)
- Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon (R-PR)
- Fred Keller (R-PA)
- Mary Scanlon (D-PA)
- Troy Balderson (R-OH)
- Trey Hollingsworth (R-IN)
- Madeleine Dean (D-PA)
Subjects
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Medicare
- Telephone and wireless communication
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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