H.R. 4670 · 117th Congress
Advanced Safe Testing at Residence Telehealth Act of 2021
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This bill temporarily establishes several programs to provide telehealth services for at-home testing, evaluations, and other health care.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jul 22, 2021
Advanced Safe Testing at Residence Telehealth Act of 2021
This bill temporarily establishes several programs to provide telehealth services for at-home testing, evaluations, and other health care.
Specifically, the bill establishes a demonstration program to provide assistive telehealth consultations and home- and community-based care for certain Medicare beneficiaries through Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. Covered services include certain at-home diagnostic tests, telehealth consultations, transportation services, and meal benefits. Beneficiaries must be (1) age 65 or older and eligible to enroll in a qualifying MA plan and to receive certain low-income subsidies under the Medicare prescription drug benefit, or (2) dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid benefits.
The bill also establishes a grant program for state Medicaid programs to cover similar at-home tests and related telehealth consultations. Additionally, the Department of Veterans Affairs must establish a pilot program to provide tests and related telehealth consultations free of charge to veterans.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Advanced Safe Testing at Residence Telehealth Act of 2021
Latest action (Sep 8, 2021): Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology Modernization.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 22, 2021
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.