Bill117th CongressFiled Feb 2, 2021Health
S. 150
Ensuring Parity in MA for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2021
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Ensuring Parity in MA 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.
What just happenedFeb 2, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Who’s behind it
Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV](D-NV)Sponsor
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- Introduced in SenateFeb 2, 2021
- Feb 2, 2021IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Finance Committee - Feb 2, 2021IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate