Ensuring Parity in MA for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2020
Latest action · Oct 21, 2020 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedOct 21, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Ensuring Parity in MA for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2020
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.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 21, 2020 to Dec 10, 2020, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Original | Oct 21, 2020 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Oct 21, 2020 |
| R-SC | Tim Scott | Original | Oct 21, 2020 |
| R-MS | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Dec 3, 2020 | |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Dec 10, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 21, 2020Introduced in Senate
- Oct 21, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 7659 | Ensuring Parity in MA for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2020 | Identical bill | Jul 16, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- 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
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Medicare
- Telephone and wireless communication
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 21, 2020Introduced in Senate
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