Senate
Jun 18, 2020Improving Telehealth for Underserved Communities Act of 2020
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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.
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Bill has been introduced and assigned a number
Introduced(6/18/20)
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Passed
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Passed
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Mrs. Hyde-Smith
Senate (R) Mississippi
Cosponsors (7)
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 18, 2020