US SB4840 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on October 21 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-10-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on October 21 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-10-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
Ensuring Parity in MA for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2020
Sponsors
| Sen. Pat Roberts [R-KS] | Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto [D-NV] | Sen. Tim Scott [R-SC] | Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA] |
| Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith [R-MS] | Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-21 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Same As/Similar To
HB7659 (Same As) 2020-07-16 - Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Internet and video services
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Telephone and wireless communication
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Internet and video services
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Telephone and wireless communication
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4840/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s4840/BILLS-116s4840is.pdf |
