Reps. Kennedy, Upton, Blunt Rochester Introduce Modernized Medicine Act
April 18, 2020
April 18, 2020
WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Fred Upton, R-Michigan, issued the following news release:
As health providers increasingly rely on telehealth to treat patients, U.S. Reps. Fred Upton (MI-06), Joe Kennedy III (MA-04), and Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE-AL) introduced the Modernized Medicine Act to temporarily increase Medicaid reimbursement rates during a declared emergency if a state expands their telehealth services. This increase in the Federal Medicaid Assistance Percentage (FMAP) would . . .
As health providers increasingly rely on telehealth to treat patients, U.S. Reps. Fred Upton (MI-06), Joe Kennedy III (MA-04), and Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE-AL) introduced the Modernized Medicine Act to temporarily increase Medicaid reimbursement rates during a declared emergency if a state expands their telehealth services. This increase in the Federal Medicaid Assistance Percentage (FMAP) would . . .