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HR 1785 119th Congress House Health

Preventing Medicare Telefraud Act

Introduced: March 3, 2025 Introduced by: Doggett, Lloyd Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
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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.
Mar 3, 2025
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Preventing Medicare Telefraud Act

This bill establishes conditions for payment of certain telehealth services, laboratory tests, and durable medical equipment under Medicare.

Specifically, the bill conditions payment for certain high-cost laboratory tests and durable medical equipment that are ordered via telehealth on at least one in-person visit during the preceding six-month period. Additionally, practitioners must submit claims for separately billable telehealth services under the practitioner's unique national provider identification number.

What's happening now March 3, 2025

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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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1785: Preventing Medicare Telefraud Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1785/
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"H.R. 1785: Preventing Medicare Telefraud Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1785/.
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H.R. 1785, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1785/.
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