Sec. 308. REPORTS ON TELEHEALTH UTILIZATION
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## SEC. 308 REPORTS ON TELEHEALTH UTILIZATION ###
(a)Medpac Report ####
(1)Study #####
(A)In general The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (in this subsection referred to as the “Commission”) shall conduct a study on the expansions of telehealth services (as defined in section 1834(m)(4)(F) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)(4)(F)) under the Medicare program under title XVIII of such Act as a result of the COVID-19 public health emergency described in section 1135(g)(1)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b-5(g)(1)(B)) and the amendments made by sections 301 through 306 of this title. #####
(B)Analysis The study under subparagraph
(A)shall include at least an analysis of each of the following: ######
(i)The utilization of telehealth services under the Medicare program, which may include analysis by service, provider type, geographic area (including analysis of the provision of telehealth services by clinicians located in different States than the Medicare beneficiary receiving such services to the extent that reliable data are available), and beneficiary type (including reason of entitlement and such beneficiaries who are also enrolled under a State plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act). ######
(ii)Medicare program expenditures on telehealth services. ######
(iii)Medicare payment policy for telehealth services and alternative approaches to such payment policy, including for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics. ######
(iv)The implications of expanded Medicare coverage of telehealth services on beneficiary access to care and the quality of care, to the extent reliable data are available. ######
(v)Other areas determined appropriate by the Commission. ####
(2)Report Not later than June 15, 2023, the Commission shall submit to Congress a report containing the results of the study conducted under paragraph (1), together with recommendations for legislative and administrative action as the Commission determines appropriate. ###
(b)Publication of Data **[**[42 U.S.C. 1395m](/us/usc/t42/s1395m)**]** Beginning July 1, 2022, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall post on the public website of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on a quarterly basis data with respect to Medicare claims for telemedicine services, including data on utilization and beneficiary characteristics. ###
(c)Office of the Inspector General Report Not later than June 15, 2023, the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services shall submit to Congress a report on program integrity risks associated with Medicare telehealth services. Such report shall include recommendations to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse under the Medicare program as appropriate.
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