H.R. 1785, also known as the “Preventing Medicare Telefraud Act,” seeks to amend the Social Security Act to ensure stricter requirements for providing high-cost durable medical equipment and laboratory tests through telehealth services. The bill proposes that payment for such...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 1785 is a bill that wants doctors to see their patients at least once in person every six months if they are going to send them certain expensive medical things or tests through the computer or phone. This is so that doctors really know their patients and need to check on them for real sometimes.