Telehealth Coverage and Payment Parity Act
Summary
Telehealth Coverage and Payment Parity Act This bill requires private health insurance plans to cover certain services provided via telecommunications systems (i.e., telehealth). Specifically, the telehealth services must be deemed medically necessary by a health care provider and covered under the plan if provided in person. Plans must apply the same cost-sharing and reimbursement amounts that would otherwise apply to such services and may waive cost-sharing requirements for any services to diagnose or treat COVID-19, including via telehealth.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jul 16, 2021
Last action Jul 19, 2021
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
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Committee
2
Jul 19, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Jul 16, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
lower
Jul 16, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dean Phillips
DDemocratic
Co
Steve Chabot
RRepublican
Co
Susan Wild
DDemocratic
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