S 3998
116th Congress
Senate
Health
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Medicare
Rural conditions and development
Improving Telehealth for Underserved Communities Act of 2020
Introduced: June 18, 2020
Introduced by:
Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Republican
· Mississippi
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 18, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 18, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Improving Telehealth for Underserved Communities Act of 2020
This bill establishes a particular Medicare payment methodology for telehealth services furnished by federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, the bill requires payments to be made in accordance with the same methodology that is used for non-telehealth services, rather than in accordance with a separate methodology determined by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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