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A bill to evaluate access to services and treatment for substance use disorders and to telehealth services and remote patient monitoring for pediatric populations under Medicaid.

USA115th CongressS-2910| Senate 
| Updated: 5/22/2018
Pat Roberts

Pat Roberts

Republican Senator

Kansas

Cosponsors (7)
Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Mark R. Warner (Democratic)Joe Manchin (Independent)John Thune (Republican)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Bill Nelson (Democratic)John Cornyn (Republican)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Telehealth for Children’s Access to Services and Treatment Act or the TeleCAST Act This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report on children's access to substance use disorder services under Medicaid. The report must include an analysis of: (1) state options to improve access, such as via telehealth services at school-based health centers in underserved areas; and (2) reimbursement rates for substance use disorder services. In addition, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must report on ways to reduce barriers to the use of telehealth services for children with substance use disorders under Medicaid. The report must include an analysis of the differences between telehealth and in-person services with respect to specified metrics (e.g., costs and quality of care).
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Timeline
May 22, 2018
Introduced in Senate
May 22, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • May 22, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 22, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Health

Related Bills

  • S 115-3120: HEAL Act of 2018
Child healthCongressional oversightDrug, alcohol, tobacco useDrug therapyDrug trafficking and controlled substancesEducational facilities and institutionsElementary and secondary educationGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care coverage and accessHealth care qualityHealth facilities and institutionsHealth technology, devices, suppliesMedicaidRural conditions and development

A bill to evaluate access to services and treatment for substance use disorders and to telehealth services and remote patient monitoring for pediatric populations under Medicaid.

USA115th CongressS-2910| Senate 
| Updated: 5/22/2018
Telehealth for Children’s Access to Services and Treatment Act or the TeleCAST Act This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report on children's access to substance use disorder services under Medicaid. The report must include an analysis of: (1) state options to improve access, such as via telehealth services at school-based health centers in underserved areas; and (2) reimbursement rates for substance use disorder services. In addition, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must report on ways to reduce barriers to the use of telehealth services for children with substance use disorders under Medicaid. The report must include an analysis of the differences between telehealth and in-person services with respect to specified metrics (e.g., costs and quality of care).
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Timeline
May 22, 2018
Introduced in Senate
May 22, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • May 22, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 22, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pat Roberts

Pat Roberts

Republican Senator

Kansas

Cosponsors (7)
Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Mark R. Warner (Democratic)Joe Manchin (Independent)John Thune (Republican)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Bill Nelson (Democratic)John Cornyn (Republican)

Finance Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • S 115-3120: HEAL Act of 2018
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Child healthCongressional oversightDrug, alcohol, tobacco useDrug therapyDrug trafficking and controlled substancesEducational facilities and institutionsElementary and secondary educationGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care coverage and accessHealth care qualityHealth facilities and institutionsHealth technology, devices, suppliesMedicaidRural conditions and development