S 4840 · 116th Congress · Health

Ensuring Parity in MA for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2020

Introduced 2020-10-21· Sponsored by Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS]· Senate

Bill Progress

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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.(2020-10-21)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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.…

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Cosponsors (5)

3 Democrats2 Republicans