# 116-hr-6538: Modernized Medicine Act

116-hr-6538, Modernized Medicine Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] (D-MA); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6538
- As of: 2025-11-18
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6538
- Congress: 116
- Title: Modernized Medicine Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2020-04-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] (D-MA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Modernized Medicine Act This bill increases the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) for Medicaid telehealth services that are furnished during the public health emergency declared on January 31, 2020, relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). In order to receive the increased FMAP, state Medicaid programs must provide coverage that is consistent with Medicare coverage of telehealth services.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] (R-MI), 2020-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2020-04-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-7308: RISE Act
- 116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act
- 116-hr-6487: ACCESS Act
- 116-hr-5873: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-5141: Humane Cosmetics Act of 2019
- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-6538 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6538)

## Related
- [116-hr-7308: RISE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7308)
- [116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7092)
- [116-hr-6487: ACCESS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6487)
- [116-hr-5873: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5873)
- [116-hr-5141: Humane Cosmetics Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5141)
- [116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4305)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6538 (as of 2025-11-18).