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To study the effects of changes to telehealth under the Medicare and Medicaid programs during the COVID-19 emergency. This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to report on the effects of changes that were made during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) with respect to the provision or availability of telehealth services under Medicare. Among other information, the report must include (1) a summary of all services utilized by Medicare beneficiaries during the emergency period, including the number of telehealth visits and in-person visits; (2) any changes in utilization compared to prior periods; and (3) demographic characteristics of beneficiaries who utilized telehealth services. The CMS must submit the required reports after the end of the emergency period, as specified. The CMS must also award grants to state Medicaid programs to allow them to report on similar information.

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Robin Kelly (D)*,  Nanette Barragán (D),  Joyce Beatty (D),  Sanford Bishop (D),  Lisa Blunt Rochester (D),  G. Butterfield (D),  Tony Cárdenas (D),  André Carson (D),  Yvette Clarke (D),  Steve Cohen (D),  Marcia Fudge (D),  Alcee Hastings (D),  Jahana Hayes (D),  Denny Heck (D),  Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),  Eddie Johnson (D),  Hank Johnson (D),  Barbara Lee (D),  Donald Payne (D),  Chellie Pingree (D),  Katie Porter (D),  Bobby Rush (D),  Michael San Nicolas (D),  Mary Gay Scanlon (D),  Terri Sewell (D),  Bennie Thompson (D),  David Trone (D), 

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. (on 06/01/2020)

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