HR 2166 United States House · 117th Congress

Ensuring Parity in MA and PACE for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2021

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.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2021

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Introduced Mar 23, 2021 Last action Mar 24, 2021

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Committee

Mar 24, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

lower

Mar 23, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

lower

Mar 23, 2021

Committee

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.

lower

Mar 23, 2021

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Introduced in House

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1 primary · 51 co-sponsors