Ensuring Parity in MA and PACE for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2021
Latest action · Mar 24, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
- IntroducedMar 23, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Ensuring Parity in MA and PACE for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2021
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 51
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 23, 2021 to Jun 9, 2022; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Mar 23, 2021 |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Original | Mar 23, 2021 |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Original | Mar 23, 2021 |
| R-IN | Jackie Walorski | Original | Mar 23, 2021 |
| R-MO | Jason Smith | Original | Mar 23, 2021 |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Original | Mar 23, 2021 |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Original | Mar 23, 2021 |
| R-PA | Daniel Meuser | Apr 12, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Apr 12, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Fred Keller | Apr 12, 2021 | |
| R-PR | Jenniffer González-Colón | Apr 12, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Apr 12, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | Apr 12, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Apr 12, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Apr 12, 2021 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Apr 12, 2021 | |
| D-AZ | Tom O'Halleran | Apr 12, 2021 | |
| R-IN | Trey Hollingsworth | Apr 12, 2021 | |
| R-OH | Troy Balderson | Apr 12, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Vern Buchanan | Apr 12, 2021 | |
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | May 11, 2021 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | May 11, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | May 11, 2021 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | May 11, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Lloyd Smucker | May 11, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | May 11, 2021 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | May 11, 2021 | |
| R-MO | Billy Long | Jun 14, 2021 | |
| R-KY | James Comer | Jun 14, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Neal P. Dunn | Jun 14, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Jun 14, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Val Butler Demings | Jun 14, 2021 | |
| R-CA | Young Kim | Jun 14, 2021 | |
| R-NE | Adrian Smith | Jun 15, 2021 | |
| R-OH | Bob Gibbs | Jul 19, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Jul 19, 2021 | |
| D-GA | Lucy McBath | Jul 19, 2021 | |
| R-CA | Michelle Steel | Jul 19, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Jul 19, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Jul 26, 2021 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Sep 29, 2021 | |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Nov 4, 2021 | |
| D-IA | Cynthia Axne | Mar 1, 2022 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Mar 9, 2022 | |
| D-MA | Jake Auchincloss | Mar 9, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Apr 7, 2022 | |
| D-NC | Kathy E. Manning | Apr 14, 2022 | |
| R-GA | A. Drew Ferguson IV | Apr 26, 2022 | |
| D-VA | Elaine G. Luria | May 12, 2022 | |
| R-IN | James R. Baird | May 27, 2022 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Jun 9, 2022 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Mar 23, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 23, 2021 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Mar 23, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 24, 2021 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 24, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 23, 2021Introduced in House
- Mar 23, 2021Referred 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.
- Mar 23, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 54, March 23, 2021, page H1622.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 117-823 | BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE WHEN AMERICANS NEED IT: ENSURING PARITY AND CARE INTEGRATION165 pages | Finance Committee | Mar 30, 2022 |
| Serial No. 117-39 | EMPOWERED BY DATA: LEGISLATION TO ADVANCE EQUITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH257 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Jun 24, 2021 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 150 | Ensuring Parity in MA for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2021 | Related bill | Feb 2, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the inclusion of certain audio-only diagnoses in the determination of risk adjustment for Medicare Advantage plans and PACE programs, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Ensuring Parity in MA and PACE for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2021
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.
- Mar 23, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
