S 3741 · 116th Congress · Health

Health Care at Home Act of 2020

Introduced 2020-05-14· Sponsored by Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
Senate Vote
4
House
5
Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.(2020-05-14)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Health Care at Home Act of 2020 This bill requires private health insurance plans to cover certain services provided via telecommunications systems (i.e., telehealth) during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. Specifically, the telehealth services must be deemed medically necessary by a health care provider and covered under the plan if provided in person. Plans must apply the same cost-sharing and reimbursement amounts that would otherwise apply to such services and may waive cost-sharing requirements for any services to diagnose or treat COVID-19, including via telehealth.…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (10)

10 Democrats