H.R. 3727 would allow Medicare Advantage plans to include the cost of providing telehealth services in their bids and increase funding in the Medicare Improvement Fund. CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 3727 would increase direct spending by $46 million over the 2018-2022 period and decrease direct spending by $4 million over the 2018-2027 period. Pay-as-you-go procedures apply because enacting H.R. 3727 would affect direct spending. Enacting the bill would not affect revenues.
CBO estimates that enacting the legislation would not increase net direct spending or on-budget deficits by more than $5 billion in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2028. The bill contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act.
