S. 1798 · 117th Congress
TIKES Act
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Telehealth Improvement for Kids' Essential Services Act or the TIKES Act
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · May 25, 2021
Telehealth Improvement for Kids' Essential Services Act or the TIKES Act
This bill requires several agencies to promote and evaluate the use of telehealth under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
Specifically, the bill requires (1) the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to issue guidance to states on ways to increase access to telehealth; (2) the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission to study the impact of telehealth on health care access, utilization, costs, and outcomes; and (3) the Government Accountability Office to evaluate federal interagency collaboration with respect to the provision of telehealth services to individuals under the age of 18.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: TIKES Act
Also known as: Telehealth Improvement for Kids’ Essential Services Act
Latest action (May 25, 2021): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Policy area: Health · Origin: Senate · Introduced: May 25, 2021
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.