3.0.0 6538 2023-01-11T13:43:11Z 2023-01-11T13:43:11Z House HR 2020-04-17 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 73 (Friday, April 17, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KENNEDY:H.R. 6538.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I of the United States Constitutionand its subsequent amendments, and further clarified andinterpreted by the Supreme Court of the United States.[Page H1895]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-04-17T15:05:25Z Workforce Emergency Response Act of 2020 116 6379 HR 2020-03-23 Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and 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. Related bill CRS 2020-04-17 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2020-04-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-04-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000379 Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] Joseph Kennedy D MA P. 4 N U000031 Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] FRED UPTON R MI 6 2020-04-17 True B001303 Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large] Lisa Blunt Rochester D DE 0 2020-04-17 True Health Cardiovascular and respiratory health Emergency medical services and trauma care Health care coverage and access Health technology, devices, supplies Infectious and parasitic diseases Intergovernmental relations Medicaid State and local finance Health 00 2020-04-17 Introduced in House 2020-04-28T15:38:43Z Modernized Medicine Act

This bill increases the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) for Medicaid telehealth services that are furnished during the public health emergency declared on January 31, 2020, relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). In order to receive the increased FMAP, state Medicaid programs must provide coverage that is consistent with Medicare coverage of telehealth services.

]]> Modernized Medicine Act Display Title Modernized Medicine Act Official Title as Introduced To provide for a temporary increase in Federal financial participation under the Medicaid program for telehealth services, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Modernized Medicine Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr6538ih/xml/BILLS-116hr6538ih.xml 2020-04-17 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.