HR 1746 · 118th Congress · Health
Preventing Medicare Telefraud Act
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Introduced2
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.(2024-12-17)
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Preventing Medicare Telefraud Act This bill establishes conditions for payment of certain telehealth services, laboratory tests, and durable medical equipment under Medicare after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency. Specifically, after the emergency ends, the bill conditions payment for certain high-cost laboratory tests and durable medical equipment that are ordered via telehealth on at least one in-person visit during the preceding six-month period. Additionally, practitioners must submit claims for separately billable telehealth services under the practitioner's unique national provider identification number.…
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