Bill > HR7233

Introduced Session

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct studies and report to Congress on actions taken to expand access to telehealth services under the Medicare, Medicaid, and Children's Health Insurance programs during the COVID-19 emergency. This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report on the availability and effects of expanded telehealth services under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Among other information, HHS must detail its actions during the emergency to expand access to telehealth services and must analyze telehealth usage by certain demographic groups. The GAO must report on the efficiency and management of the telehealth expansion and related risks of fraudulent activity.

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Troy Balderson (R)*,  Cindy Axne (D),  Jim Baird (R),  Joyce Beatty (D),  Jack Bergman (R),  Ken Buck (R),  Angie Craig (D),  Jason Crow (D),  Antonio Delgado (D),  Brian Fitzpatrick (R),  Tulsi Gabbard (D),  John Garamendi (D),  Bob Gibbs (R),  Anthony Gonzalez (R),  Josh Harder (D),  Dusty Johnson (R),  Dave Joyce (R),  Stephen Lynch (D),  Sean Maloney (D),  Lucy McBath (D),  Tom O'Halleran (D),  Pete Olson (R),  Greg Pence (R),  John Rutherford (R),  Tim Ryan (D),  Michael San Nicolas (D),  Greg Steube (R),  Steve Stivers (R),  Bennie Thompson (D),  Lori Trahan (D),  David Trone (D),  Ann Wagner (R),  Roger Williams (R), 

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 06/18/2020)

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