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- H.R.6644
H.R.6644: To require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for services furnished via telehealth if such services would be covered if furnished in-person during the COVID-19 emerge
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress
- This bill is primarily about health
- Introduced April 28, 2020
- Latest Major Action April 28, 2020
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
50 (45 Democrats, 5 Republicans)
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - April 28, 2020
Bill Summary
This bill requires private health insurance plans to cover certain services provided via telecommunications systems (i.e., telehealth) during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. 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...
(Source: Library of Congress)
What Lawmakers Are Saying About This Bill
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| April 28, 2020 |
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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| April 28, 2020 |
Introduced in the House by Kim Schrier (D-Wash.) |