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HR 5833 116th Congress House

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit the use of certain psychological evaluation via telehealth for Medicare coverage of neurostimulation services for the treatment of chronic…

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Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit the use of certain psychological evaluation via telehealth for Medicare coverage of neurostimulation services for the treatment of chronic pain.

Introduced: February 10, 2020 Introduced by: Latta, Robert E. Republican · Ohio See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 10, 2020
Introduced in House
Feb 10, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
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 Latest action February 10, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill allows psychological evaluation requirements for Medicare coverage of specified neurostimulation services to be met via telehealth. The bill also expands Medicare coverage to include such telehealth services.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5833: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit the use of certain psychological evaluation via telehealth for Medicare coverage of neurostimulation services for the treatment of chronic pain.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5833/
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"H.R. 5833: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit the use of certain psychological evaluation via telehealth for Medicare coverage of neurostimulation services for the treatment of chronic pain.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5833/.
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H.R. 5833, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5833/.
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[H.R. 5833: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit the use of certain psychological evaluation via telehealth for Medicare coverage of neurostimulation services for the treatment of chronic pain.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5833/)
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