US Congress Senate Bill 2484 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 2 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-02 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

CONNECT for Health Act Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act This bill amends titles XI (General Provisions) and XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to expand and modify the use of telehealth and remote patient monitoring services under Medicare. The bill establishes a telehealth and remote patient monitoring services "bridge" demonstration waiver program, through which the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) shall waive certain limitations as a condition of Medicare payment to eligible providers of telehealth services. CMS shall also waive such limitations as a condition of Medicare payment for telehealth services with respect to providers participating in qualifying alternative payment models. With regard to individuals with certain chronic conditions, telehealth services shall be covered under Medicare as medical and other health services, rural health clinic services, or federally qualified health center (FQHC) services, as the case may be. A Medicare beneficiary determined to have end stage renal disease (ESRD) and receiving home dialysis may elect to receive certain required monthly ESRD-related visits via telehealth if the beneficiary receives an in-person examination at least once every three months. For purposes of Medicare payment for telehealth services: (1) a rural health clinic or FQHC may serve as a distant site whose clinician furnishes such services, and (2) certain requirements for originating sites shall not apply with respect to specified stroke-related services or to specified Native American health service facilities. A Medicare Advantage (MA) plan may use telehealth services to provide benefits under the original Medicare fee-for-service program option. Specified limitations are waived with regard to such services furnished under an MA plan.

CONNECT for Health Act Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act

Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI]	Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS]	Sen. Thad Cochran [R-MS]	Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]
Sen. John Thune [R-SD]	Sen. Mark Warner [D-VA]	Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]	Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO]
Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA]	Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV]	Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]	Sen. Lindsey Graham [R-SC]
Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT]	Sen. David Vitter [R-LA]	Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO]	Sen. Mark Kirk [R-IL]
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]	Sen. Steve Daines [R-MT]	Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-02-02	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

HB4442 (Same As) 2016-02-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2484/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s2484/BILLS-114s2484is.pdf