US Congress House Bill 4932 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 44-25)
Status: Introduced on October 30 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-11-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

CONNECT for Health Act of 2019 Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies for Health Act of 2019

Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH]	Rep. David Schweikert [R-AZ]
Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]	Rep. Michael Guest [R-MS]	Rep. Dusty Johnson [R-SD]	Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]
Rep. Steven Palazzo [R-MS]	Rep. Dan Bishop [R-NC]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Ann Wagner [R-MO]
Rep. Greg Steube [R-FL]	Rep. Jack Bergman [R-MI]	Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]	Rep. Ed Case [D-HI]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Debbie Lesko [R-AZ]	Rep. Chrissy Houlahan [D-PA]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]
Rep. Don Bacon [R-NE]	Rep. Adrian Smith [R-NE]	Rep. Trent Kelly [R-MS]	Rep. Susan Wild [D-PA]
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Mark Amodei [R-NV]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]
Rep. Kelly Armstrong [R-ND]	Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Sen. Ted Budd [R-NC]
Rep. Morgan Griffith [R-VA]	Rep. Jeff Van Drew [R-NJ]	Rep. Angela Craig [D-MN]	Rep. Tom O'Halleran [D-AZ]
Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY]	Rep. Christopher Pappas [D-NH]	Rep. Abigail Spanberger [D-VA]	Rep. TJ Cox [D-CA]
Rep. Anthony Brindisi [D-NY]	Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]	Rep. Greg Stanton [D-AZ]	Rep. Kevin Hern [R-OK]
Rep. Elaine Luria [D-VA]	Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA]	Rep. Bruce Westerman [R-AR]	Rep. Tom Emmer [R-MN]
Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]	Rep. Joseph Morelle [D-NY]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI]
Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY]	Rep. Mike Levin [D-CA]	Rep. Colin Allred [D-TX]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]
Rep. David Trone [D-MD]	Rep. Tom Malinowski [D-NJ]	Rep. Kendra Horn [D-OK]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]
Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC]	Rep. Donna Shalala [D-FL]	Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]	Rep. Ami Bera [D-CA]
Rep. Tom Tiffany [R-WI]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Rep. Haley Stevens [D-MI]
Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-11-01	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2019-10-30	House	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.
2019-10-30	House	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.
2019-10-30	House	Introduced in House

SB2741 (Same As) 2019-10-30 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
HB5201 (Related) 2020-12-24 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 580.
SB4796 (Related) 2020-10-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
HB8527 (Related) 2020-10-02 - Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, the Judiciary, Oversight and Reform, House Administration, Rules, the Budget, and Armed Services, 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.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4932/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4932/BILLS-116hr4932ih.pdf