To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test a model to improve access to specialty health services for certain Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries.
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Latest Action · April 9, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
The EASE Act of 2024 directs the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test a new model that expands access to specialty healthcare services through digital technologies like telehealth for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries in rural and underserved areas. The model would require the federal government to partner with nonprofit provider networks that include at least 50 rural health clinics, critical access hospitals, and federally qualified health centers, with at least half located in rural areas. The specialty care services would be delivered remotely and coordinated with patients' primary care providers. The legislation targets eligible individuals who are Medicare beneficiaries or low-income Medicaid or CHIP enrollees living in rural or underserved communities. The bill does not specify new funding amounts but indicates that any funds used must comply with existing appropriations requirements for related public health programs.
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