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S. 150 117th Congress Senate

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

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the inclusion of certain audio-only diagnoses in the determination of risk adjustment for Med… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the inclusion of certain audio-only diagnoses in the determination of risk adjustment for Medicare Advantage plans, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 2, 2021 Introduced by: Catherine Cortez Masto Democratic · Nevada See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ensuring Parity in MA 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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2166 Ensuring Parity in MA and PACE for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2021
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 2 Republican 4 Independent 1
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Sep 27, 2021
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jun 22, 2021
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jun 7, 2021
Sinema, Kyrsten
· May 13, 2021
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · May 13, 2021
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Mar 23, 2021
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Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Mar 23, 2021
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Feb 2, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 150: Ensuring Parity in MA for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-150/
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"S. 150: Ensuring Parity in MA for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-150/.
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S. 150, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-150/.
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