Advanced Safe Testing at Residence Telehealth Act of 2021
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jul 22, 2021)
Advanced Safe Testing at Residence Telehealth Act of 2021
This bill temporarily establishes several programs to provide telehealth services for at-home testing, evaluations, and other health care.
Specifically, the bill establishes a demonstration program to provide assistive telehealth consultations and home- and community-based care for certain Medicare beneficiaries through Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. Covered services include certain at-home diagnostic tests, telehealth consultations, transportation services, and meal benefits. Beneficiaries must be (1) age 65 or older and eligible to enroll in a qualifying MA plan and to receive certain low-income subsidies under the Medicare prescription drug benefit, or (2) dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid benefits.
The bill also establishes a grant program for state Medicaid programs to cover similar at-home tests and related telehealth consultations. Additionally, the Department of Veterans Affairs must establish a pilot program to provide tests and related telehealth consultations free of charge to veterans.
What just happenedSep 8, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology Modernization.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJul 22, 2021
- Sep 8, 2021Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology Modernization.
Technology Modernization Subcommittee - Sep 8, 2021Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Jul 23, 2021Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Jul 22, 2021Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Jul 22, 2021IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.
Veterans' Affairs Committee - Jul 22, 2021IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.
Ways and Means Committee - Jul 22, 2021IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Jul 22, 2021IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jul 22, 2021IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House