HEALTH Act of 2023
- Last Action
- 12/17/2024
Actions
- 2024-12-17Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2023-09-22Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2023-09-20Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2023-09-20Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2023-09-20Introduced in House
- 2023-09-20Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-09-20 (00)
Helping Ensure Access to Local TeleHealth Act of 2023 or the HEALTH Act of 2023
This bill modifies requirements relating to Medicare coverage of telehealth services, including services that are furnished by federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) and rural health clinics (RHCs).
Specifically, the bill expands coverage to include audio-only telehealth services. It also permanently allows FQHCs and RHCs to serve as the distant site (i.e., the location of the health care practitioner) for telehealth services and excludes such services from certain geographic restrictions. Payment must be made in the same manner as for non-telehealth services, rather than in accordance with a separate methodology determined by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Cosponsors (20)
- Ann Kuster (D-NH)
- Donald Davis (D-NC)
- Jill Tokuda (D-HI)
- Jason Crow (D-CO)
- Don Bacon (R-NE)
- Tracey Mann (R-KS)
- Susan Wild (D-PA)
- Yadira Caraveo (D-CO)
- Chris Pappas (D-NH)
- Kat Cammack (R-FL)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)
- Deborah Ross (D-NC)
- Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM)
- Joe Neguse (D-CO)
- James Baird (R-IN)
- Jared Golden (D-ME)
- Jennifer Kiggans (R-VA)
- Gabe Vasquez (D-NM)
- Hillary Scholten (D-MI)
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Medicare
- Telephone and wireless communication
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