Amendment #491 to H4000

Telehealth Amendment

Representatives Mahoney of Worcester and Cusack of Braintree move to amend the bill in section 2, in item 4000-0300, by adding the following "provided further, that for the purposes of long term health care cost savings and enhanced patient care, the Commonwealth shall recognize telehealth remote patient monitoring provided by home health agencies as a service to clients otherwise reimbursable through Medicaid, provided that the funds authorized herein shall be short term reimbursement made through MassHealth."