H.R. 2166 · 117th Congress · House

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

Active· Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Introduced
Mar 23, 21
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Ensuring Parity in MA and PACE 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.

Action Timeline

6
  1. MAR 24, 2021•Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

  2. MAR 23, 2021•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. MAR 23, 2021•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  4. MAR 23, 2021•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.

  5. MAR 23, 2021•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.

  6. MAR 23, 2021•Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Committees

4

Health Subcommittee

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Referred: Mar 24, 2021

Active

Health Subcommittee

hswm02

Referred: Mar 23, 2021

Active

Energy and Commerce Committee

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Referred: Mar 23, 2021

Active

Ways and Means Committee

hswm00

Referred: Mar 23, 2021

Active