EASE Act

Summary

Ensuring Access to Specialty Care Everywhere Act or the EASE Act This bill requires the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) to test a model that uses a network of providers to remotely furnish specialty health care to Medicare, Medicaid, and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) beneficiaries in rural areas. To conduct the model, the CMMI must select at least one provider network that is a nonprofit entity and that consists of at least 50 federally qualified health centers, rural health clinics, critical access hospitals, or rural emergency hospitals. At least half of the providers in the network must be located in rural areas. Providers must use digital methods (e.g., telehealth technology) to provide specialty care and must coordinate with beneficiaries' primary care providers.

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Timeline

1. 2 April 2025

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 2 April 2025

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

2 official files

• Introduced in Senate

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 2 April 2025

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 2 April 2025

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Sponsors

• Sen. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] · R · Sponsor
• · ssfi00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → EASE Act of 2025