HR 2166 · 117th Congress · Health

Ensuring Parity in MA and PACE for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2021

Introduced 2021-03-23· Sponsored by Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]· House

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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.(2021-03-24)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Ensuring Parity in MA and PACE 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.…

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Cosponsors (20)

9 Democrats11 Republicans
Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]FL
Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]CA
Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2]IN
Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]WI
Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8]MO
Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6]PA
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]PA
Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10]WA
Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9]PA
Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2]GA
Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16]PA
Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]PA
Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16]FL
Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1]AZ
Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]PR
Rep. Keller, Fred [R-PA-12]PA
Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]PA
Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12]OH
Rep. Hollingsworth, Trey [R-IN-9]IN
Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]PA