About the bill
Digital checkups and physicals are becoming the new normal during this “shelter at home” period.
Context
With most physicians’ offices shut down for in-person visits during the covid-19 pandemic, many Americans have had to rely on virtual “telemedicine” visits with their doctors, either by video conference or by phone.
March’s $2 trillion CARES Act and other recent executive branch orders have changed a number of provisions related to telehealth. These include improving Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rates for telemedicine visits, and now allowing physicians to prescribe controlled substances such as state-legal medical marijuana over telemedicine.
What the bill does
The Health Care at Home Act would establish several reforms to last as long as the official federal covid-19 emergency declaration:
- require that health insurance plans cover all “medically necessary ...
Sponsor and status
116th Congress (2019–2021)
This bill was introduced on April 28, 2020, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Schrier, Roe Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Increase Telehealth Opportunities During Pandemic”
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Rep. Kim Schrier [D-WA8]
(Sponsor)
on Apr 29, 2020
“Roe, Schrier Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Increase Telehealth Coverage During Pandemic”
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Rep. David “Phil” Roe [R-TN1, 2009-2020]
(Co-sponsor)
on May 1, 2020
“The Time to Act is Now: A Legislative Update”
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Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH3]
(Co-sponsor)
on Sep 15, 2020
History
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Apr 28, 2020
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Introduced
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H.R. 6644 (116th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 6644. This is the one from the 116th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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