To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth services relating to substance use disorder treatment, and for other purposes.
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This bill modifies requirements relating to coverage of certain telehealth services under Medicare. Specifically, the bill permanently allows telehealth services for substance-use disorders and mental health disorders to be provided via audio-only technology and without an initial in-person evaluation. Schedule III or IV controlled substances may also be prescribed online if a practitioner has conducted a telehealth evaluation with video; certain opioid agonists may be prescribed via audio-only technology if the beneficiary initially lacks access to video technology but receives a follow-up evaluation via video within 10 days. The Department of Health and Human Services must establish an interagency task force to study the utilization and effect of opioid agonist prescriptions that are issued via telehealth.
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2022 · first_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 69 / S. 623 - Sunshine Protection Act of 2021 H.R. 423/ S. 828 - Mental Health Access Improvement Act H.R. 1385/ S. 3696 - Behavioral Health Coordination and Communication Act of 2022 H.R. 1475/ S. 1795 - Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act H.R. 1545/ S. 3689 - Crisis Counseling Act H.R. 2256/ S. 834 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021 H.R. 2376 - Excellence in Recovery Housing Act H.R. 2929 - Virtual Peer Support Act H.R. 3345 - Helping MOMS Act of 2021 H.R. 3407/ S. 411 - MOMMAS Act H.R. 3447 - Permanency for Audio-Only Telehealth Act H.R. 3450/ S. 1727 - Medicaid Bump Act H.R. 3753/ S. 1962 - Parity Implementation Assistance Act H.R. 4058/ S. 2061 - Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2021 H.R. 4122/ S. 3658 - Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act H.R. 4251 - Native Behavioral Health Access Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 4944 - Helping Kids Cope Act of 2021 H.R. 4770 - Evaluating Disparities and Outcomes of Telehealth (EDOT) Act of 2021 H.R. 5218 - Collaborate in an Orderly and Cohesive Manner Act H.R. 5837 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth services relating to substance use disorder treatment, and for other purposes. H.R. 6202 - Telehealth Extension Act of 2021 H.R. 7045/ S. 3796 - Closing Health Coverage Gaps for Public Servants Act of 2022 H.R. 7073 - Into the Light for Maternal Mental Health Act H.R. 7076 - Supporting Childrens Mental Health Care Access Act of 2022 H.R. 7116 - 988 Implementation Act of 2022 H.R. 7232 - 988 and Parity Assistance Act of 2022 H.R. 7233 - Keeping Incarceration Discharges Streamlined for Children and Accommodating Resources in Education Act or the KIDS CARES Act H.R. 7234 - Summer Barrow Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Act H.R. 7235 - Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services Block Grant Act of 2022 H.R. 7236 - Strengthen Kids Mental Health Now Act of 2022 H.R. 7237 - Reauthorizing Evidence-based and Crisis Help Initiatives Needed to Generate Improved Mental Health Outcomes for Patients Act of 2022 or the REACHING Improved Mental Health Outcomes for Patients Act of 2022 H.R. 7238 - Timely Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder Act of 2022 H.R. 7241 - Community Mental Health Services Block Grant Reauthorization Act H.R. 7248 - Continuing Systems of Care for Children Act H.R. 7249 / S. 3686 - Anna Westin Legacy Act of 2022 H.R. 7254 - Mental Health Justice and Parity Act of 2022 H.R. 7255 - Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Reauthorization Act H.R. 7370 - Student Mental Health Rights Act S.Res. 518 - Behavioral Health Resolution S. 3593 - Telehealth Extension and Evaluation Act S. 3628 - Youth Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Act S. 3663 - Kids Online Safety Act S. 3688 - Improving Access to Tele-Behavioral Health Services Act S. 3704 - Advancing Student Services in Schools Today (ASSIST) Act S. 3799 - Prepare for and Response to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats, and Pandemics Act (PREVENT Pandemics Act) (No legislation) Implementation of new REMS regulations
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, 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.
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Client expense: $166,945 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2021 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 205 - Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021 - Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1] - broadband H.R. 341 - Ensuring Telehealth Expansion Act of 2021 - Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] - telehealth H.R. 366 - Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act of 2021 - Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] - telehealth H.R. 379 - Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2021 - Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] - SDOH H.R. 434 - Preventing Mental Health and Substance Use Crises During Emergencies Act - Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] - mental health and SUD H.R. 596 - ACCESS Act - Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] - telehealth H.R. 675 - COVID-19 Price Gouging Prevention Act - Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] - price gouging H.R. 747 - Access to TESTs Act - Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] - COVID-19 H.R. 909 - Moms Matter Act - Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large] - maternal health H.R. 925 - Data to Save Moms Act - Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] - maternal health H.R. 937 - Tech To Save Moms Act - Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] - maternal health H.R. 943 - Social Determinants for Moms Act - Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] - maternal health H.R. 951 - Maternal Vaccination Act - Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] - maternal health H.R. 959 - To end preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity in the United States and close disparities in maternal health outcomes, and for other purposes - Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] - maternal health H.R. 1046 - Federal Broadband Deployment in Unserved Areas Act - Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3] - broadband H.R. 1218 - Data Mapping to Save Moms Lives Act - Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] - maternal health H.R. 1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 - Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] - COVID-19 relief H.R. 1332 - Telehealth Modernization Act - Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] - telehealth H.R. 1721 - To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 to authorize additional funds for the Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund, to provide grants to States and Tribal Entities to strengthen the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier, to provide for Federal coordination between the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier and the National Accuracy Clearinghouse, and for other purposes - Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] - broadband and telehealth H.R. 1872 - MORE Health Education Act - Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large] - health education H.R. 1888 - Improving Access to Indian Health Services Act- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36] - FMAP for Indian health services H.R. 2010 - To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to establish a public health insurance option - Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] - public option H.R. 3063 - MOMMIES Act - Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] - maternal health H.R. 3126 - Healthy MOM Act - Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] - maternal health H.R. 3407 - MOMMAs Act - Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] - maternal health H.R. 3688 - To address maternal mortality and morbidity - Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] - maternal health H.R. 3753 - Parity Implementation Assistance Act - Rep. Cardenas, Tony [D-CA-29] - mental health and SUD H.R. 4026 - Social Determinants of Health Data Analysis Act of 2021 - Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] - SDOH H.R. 4387 - Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021 - Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] - maternal health H.R. 4502 - Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2022 - Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] - health care funding H.R. 4918 - Rural Telehealth Expansion Act - Rep. Rosendale Sr., Matthew M. [R-MT-At Large] - telehealth and rural health H.R. 5376 - Build Back Better Act - Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] - health care funding H.R. 5506 - Rural Telehealth Access Task Force Act - Rep. Pence, Greg [R-IN-6] - telehealth and rural health H.R. 5837 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth services relating to substance use disorder treatment - Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3] - telehealth SUD services S. 104 - Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2021- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] - SDOH S. 168 - TREAT Act - Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] - telehealth S. 287 - A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance to States to educate providers, managed care entities, and other insurers about the value and process of delivering respectful maternal health care through diverse and multidisciplinary care provider models, and for other purposes - Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] - maternal health S. 334 - IMPACT to Save Moms Act - Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] - maternal health S. 345 - Maternal Vaccinations Act - Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] - maternal health S. 346 - Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 - Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] - maternal health S. 347 - Data to Save Moms Act - Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] - maternal health S. 368 - Telehealth Modernization Act - Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] - telehealth S. 408 - Supporting Best Practices for Healthy Moms Act - Sen. Toomey, Pat [R-PA] - maternal health S. 411 - MOMMAs Act - Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] - maternal health S. 851 - A bill to address social determinants of maternal health - Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] - SDOH S. 983 - A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to establish a public health insurance option, and for other purposes - Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] - public option S. 1333 - A bill to address maternal mortality and morbidity - Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] - maternal health S. 1542 - MOMMIES Act - Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] - maternal health S. 1622 - HEALTH for MOM Act of 2021 - Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] - maternal health S. 1704 - Telehealth Expansion Act of 2021 - Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] - telehealth S. 1804 - Mothers and Newborns Success Act - Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] - maternal health S. 1833 - Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women & Children Act - Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] - maternal health S. 1962 - Parity Implementation Assistance Act - Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] - mental health and SUD S. 1988 - Protecting Rural Telehealth Access Act - Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] - telehealth S. 2061 - Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2021 - Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] - telehealth S. 2779 - TRIUMPH for New Moms Act of 2021 - Sen. Hassan, Maggie [D-NH] - maternal health and mental health S. 3039 - Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 - Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] - SDOH S. 3062 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 - Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] - HHS 2022 appropriations Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets (including ICD-10), identifiers, enforcement; cybersecurity; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to health care price transparency; issues related to all payor claims databases; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues related to hospital and provider consolidation; issues related to trauma-informed care; issues related to medical management; issues relating to quality improvement; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; issues relating to COVID-19, including testing, vaccines and therapeutics; issues related to health equity; issues related to vaccination; issues related to addressing the social determinants of health, including housing, transportation, nutrition, and educational opportunities; prescription drug pricing; telemedicine; rural health; issues related to behavioral health benefits; issues related to Managed Long Term Services and Supports (MLTSS); issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues related to medical loss ratios; reference pricing; review of rates for reasonableness; preexisting condition insurance plans; issues relating to antitrust; issues related to repeal of the antitrust-related portions of the McCarran-Ferguson Act; issues relating to surprise medical bills; accountable care organizations; provider non-discrimination; coverage of preventive services; contraceptive coverage; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues related to health insurance tax; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; issues related to qualified health plans including certification and rate filing templates; health insurance market rules; reinsurance, risk corridors, and risk adjustment; dependent coverage; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; benefit and payment parameters; essential health benefits, actuarial value, and accreditation; NQF reauthorization; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations; issues related to supplemental products; issues related to HIPAA excepted benefits; issues related to short term limited duration products; issues related to the federally-facilitated marketplaces (i.e., Exchanges/formerly referred to as the web portal); issues related to business continuity in relation to pandemics or natural events (e.g., hurricane, tornado, etc.); issues related to association health plans; issues related to cost-sharing reductions (CSRs); issues related to the refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan and enhancements included in the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA); issues related to Medicaid coverage gap; issues related to small employer group size; issues related to Certificate of Public Advantage; issues relating to veterans health care; issues relating to caregivers; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Client expense: $2,630,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2021 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 586/ S. 1391 - STANDUP Act of 2021 H.R. 654 - Drug-Free Communities Pandemic Relief Act H.R. 925 - Data to Save Moms Act H.R. 1475/ S.1795 - Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act H.R. 1667 / S.610 - Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act H.R. 2051 - Methamphetamine Response Act of 2021 H.R. 2163 / S. 464 - Safe Step Act H.R. 2255/ S. 1024 - Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act H.R. 2256/ S. 834 -Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act H.R. 2364 - Synthetic Opioid Danger Awareness Act H.R. 2379 - State Opioid Response Grant Authorization Act of 2021 H.R. 2503 - Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 H.R. 3173/ S. 3018 - Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act H.R 3441/S. 1438 - Substance Use Disorder Workforce Act/ Opioid Workforce Act H.R. 3407/ S. 411 - MOMMAs Act H.R. 3447 - Permanency for Audio-Only Telehealth Act H.R. 3541/ S. 1810 - Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act H.R. 3753/S. 1962 - Parity Implementation Assistance Act H.R. 3894 - Collecting and Analyzing Resources Integral and Necessary for Guidance (CARING) for Social Determinants Act of 2021 H.R. 4026 - Social Determinants of Health Data Analysis Act of 2021 H.R. 4058/S. 2061 - Telemental Health Care Access Act H.R. 4194 - People's Response Act H.R. 4387 - Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 4406 - Supporting Medicaid in the U.S. Territories Act of 2021 H.R. 4770 - Evaluating Disparities and Outcomes of Telehealth (EDOT) Act of 2021 H.R. 4943 - Childrens Mental Health Infrastructure Act of 2021 H.R. 4944 - Helping Kids Cope Act of 2021 HR 5218 - Collaborate in an Orderly and Cohesive Manner Act H.R. 5235 - Student Mental Health Helpline Act of 2021 H.R. 5407 - Enhancing Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Through Campus Planning Act H.R. 5435/ S. 3427 - BRAIN Act of 2021/Neuroscience Center of Excellence Act of 2021 H.R. 5611/ S.1902 - Behavioral Health Crisis Services Expansion Act H.R. 5674/ S. 3061 - Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act H.R. 5837 - A bill to expand telehealth services relating to substance use disorder H.R.5950 - Improving Patient Access to Care and Treatment Act H.R. 6000 - Cures 2.0 Act H.R. 6020/ S. 3314 - Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 2021 H.R. 6202 - Telehealth Extension Act of 2021 S. 610 - Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act (No legislation) Implementation of No Surprises Act
Client expense: $83,505 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)