What is the official ID of this bill?
The official print number for this legislation is HR 4770.
Evaluating Telehealth Changes in Medicare and Medicaid Post-COVID-19
This act mandates studies on the impact of telehealth changes in Medicare and Medicaid programs, implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic. The goal is to understand how these changes affected healthcare access, utilization, costs, and potential issues like fraud or privacy concerns, broken down by various demographic and geographic groups. The findings will help assess the future of telehealth and its impact on citizens.
Key points
Telehealth Utilization Study: It will be analyzed how often and in what ways citizens used telehealth (e.g., video visits, audio-only) under Medicare and Medicaid during the pandemic.
Impact on Access and Outcomes: Assessment of whether telehealth improved or worsened access to healthcare and its health effects for patients, considering racial, ethnic, geographic, and income differences.
Cost and Savings Analysis: Expenditures and potential savings associated with telehealth use in Medicare and Medicaid programs will be examined.
Fraud Detection and Privacy Concerns: Reports will include information on identified cases of fraud and data privacy issues (e.g., cybersecurity) related to telehealth.
Status:
Expired
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