Bill116th CongressFiled Oct 21, 2020Health
S. 4840
Ensuring Parity in MA for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2020
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Ensuring Parity in MA for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2020
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.
What just happenedOct 21, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Who’s behind it
Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS](R-KS)Sponsor
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- Introduced in SenateOct 21, 2020
- Oct 21, 2020IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Finance Committee - Oct 21, 2020IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate