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EASE Act

In committee: it can still change before the session ends.

US S 1248 · Senate Bill · 119th Congress

Stage
In committee
Started in
Senate
Sponsors
3
Latest action
Apr 2, 2025

What it does

Ensuring Access to Specialty Care Everywhere Act or the EASE Act This bill requires the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) to test a model that uses a network of providers to remotely furnish specialty health care to Medicare, Medicaid, and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) beneficiaries in rural areas. To conduct the model, the CMMI must select at least one provider network that is a nonprofit entity and that consists of at least 50 federally qualified health centers, rural health clinics, critical access hospitals, or rural emergency hospitals. At least half of the providers in the network must be located in rural areas. Providers must use digital methods (e.g.,…

Official summary · Introduced in Senate · Apr 2, 2025

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Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Done)

    Apr 2, 2025

  2. Committee (Current step)

    In committee · Apr 2, 2025

  3. Floor (Not started)

  4. Law (Not started)

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Who is involved

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Where it goes next

While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.

Work with this bill

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