United States · Bill · S
S. 4840 (116th)
Ensuring Parity in MA for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2020
Introduced
21 October 2020
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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5 December 2025
Summary
Ensuring Parity in MA for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2020 This bill allows audio-only diagnoses that are made via telehealth to be used for purposes of determining risk adjustments to payments under Medicare Advantage. Additionally, the bill requires payments for Medicare telehealth services that are furnished during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) to be made in the same amounts as those for in-person services.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 21 October 2020
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 21 October 2020
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 21 October 2020
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4840
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/4840