Bill > HR4932

Introduced Session

CONNECT for Health Act of 2019 Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies for Health Act of 2019 This bill expands coverage of telehealth services under Medicare. Among other things, the bill allows the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to waive certain restrictions, such as geographic restrictions, for services provided in high-need health professional shortage areas; excludes mental health and emergency medical services, as well as services provided at rural health clinics, federally qualified health centers, and Indian Health Service facilities, from such geographic restrictions; and allows the CMS to generally waive coverage restrictions during national emergencies. Additionally, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission must report on information relating to the access of Medicare beneficiaries to telehealth services at home. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation may also test alternative payment models relating to expanded telehealth services.

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Mike Thompson (D)*,  Colin Allred (D),  Mark Amodei (R),  Kelly Armstrong (R),  Don Bacon (R),  Joyce Beatty (D),  Ami Bera (D),  Jack Bergman (R),  Dan Bishop (R),  Brendan Boyle (D),  Anthony Brindisi (D),  Julia Brownley (D),  Ted Budd (R),  Ed Case (D),  David Cicilline (D),  Steve Cohen (D),  Tom Cole (R),  Gerry Connolly (D),  TJ Cox (D),  Angie Craig (D),  Tom Emmer (R),  Tulsi Gabbard (D),  Morgan Griffith (R),  Raúl Grijalva (D),  Michael Guest (R),  Kevin Hern (R),  Kendra Horn (D),  Chrissy Houlahan (D),  Bill Johnson (R),  Dusty Johnson (R),  Trent Kelly (R),  Ron Kind (D),  Debbie Lesko (R),  Mike Levin (D),  Zoe Lofgren (D),  Elaine Luria (D),  Stephen Lynch (D),  Tom Malinowski (D),  Doris Matsui (D),  Joe Morelle (D),  Grace Napolitano (D),  Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),  Tom O'Halleran (D),  Steven Palazzo (R),  Chris Pappas (D),  Collin Peterson (D),  Chellie Pingree (D),  Raul Ruiz (D),  Dutch Ruppersberger (D),  Tim Ryan (D),  David Schweikert (R),  Donna Shalala (D),  Adrian Smith (R),  Darren Soto (D),  Abigail Spanberger (D),  Greg Stanton (D),  Elise Stefanik (R),  Greg Steube (R),  Haley Stevens (D),  Tom Suozzi (D),  Tom Tiffany (R),  Paul Tonko (D),  David Trone (D),  Jeff Van Drew (R),  Ann Wagner (R),  Peter Welch (D),  Bruce Westerman (R),  Susan Wild (D),  Joe Wilson (R), 

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (on 11/01/2019)

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