H.R. 4480 · 117th Congress
Telehealth Coverage and Payment Parity Act
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Telehealth Coverage and Payment Parity Act This bill requires private health insurance plans to cover certain services provided via telecommunications systems (i.e., telehealth). Specifically, the telehealth services must be deemed medically necessary by a health care provider and covered under the plan if provided in person.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jul 16, 2021
Telehealth Coverage and Payment Parity Act
This bill requires private health insurance plans to cover certain services provided via telecommunications systems (i.e., telehealth). Specifically, the telehealth services must be deemed medically necessary by a health care provider and covered under the plan if provided in person. Plans must apply the same cost-sharing and reimbursement amounts that would otherwise apply to such services and may waive cost-sharing requirements for any services to diagnose or treat COVID-19, including via telehealth.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Telehealth Coverage and Payment Parity Act
Latest action (Jul 19, 2021): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 16, 2021
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.