HR 1785 · 119th Congress — Preventing Medicare Telefraud Act
Preventing Medicare Telefraud Act This bill establishes conditions for payment of certain telehealth services, laboratory tests, and durable medical equipment under Medicare. Specifically, the bill conditions payment for certain high-cost…
- Congress
- 119
- Bill
- HR 1785
- Status
- Introduced
- Introduced
- 2025-03-03
- Latest action date
- 2025-03-03
Summary
Preventing Medicare Telefraud Act This bill establishes conditions for payment of certain telehealth services, laboratory tests, and durable medical equipment under Medicare. Specifically, the bill conditions payment for certain high-cost laboratory tests and durable medical equipment that are ordered via telehealth on at least one in-person visit during the preceding six-month period. Additionally, practitioners must submit claims for separately billable telehealth services under the practitioner's unique national provider identification number.
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Latest action
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.
Sponsors
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37]
Democratic · Texas · House District 37 · Democratic