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Ensuring Parity in MA for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2020

Introduced: October 21, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Oct 21, 2020
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Ensuring Parity in MA for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2020

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.

What's happening now October 21, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 7659 Identical bill Ensuring Parity in MA for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2020
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 2
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Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Dec 10, 2020
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Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Dec 3, 2020
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Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · Oct 21, 2020
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Oct 21, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4840: Ensuring Parity in MA for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4840/
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"S. 4840: Ensuring Parity in MA for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4840/.
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