US SB3998 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-2-1)
Status: Introduced on June 18 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-06-18 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 18 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-06-18 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Establishes a particular Medicare payment methodology for telehealth services furnished by federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, the bill requires payments to be made in accordance with the same methodology that is used for non-telehealth services, rather than in accordance with a separate methodology determined by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Title
Improving Telehealth for Underserved Communities Act of 2020
Sponsors
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith [R-MS] | Sen. Angus King [I-ME] | Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT] | Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH] |
Sen. Doug Jones [D-AL] | Sen. John Kennedy [R-LA] | Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN] | Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-06-18 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Same As/Similar To
HB6792 (Same As) 2020-05-08 - Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Subjects
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Internet and video services
Medicare
Rural conditions and development
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Internet and video services
Medicare
Rural conditions and development
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3998/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s3998/BILLS-116s3998is.pdf |