H.R. 5199 · 116th Congress
ECHO Act of 2019
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Hurd5 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes Act of 2019 or the ECHO 2019 Act
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Nov 20, 2019
Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes Act of 2019 or the ECHO 2019 Act
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a grant program that supports specified health care services in rural or medically underserved areas. Specifically, HHS must award grants to health care entities serving rural areas, health-professional shortage areas, medically underserved populations, or Native Americans for (1) specified videoconferencing technology that connects health professionals with specialists (e.g., chronic-disease, mental-health, and substance-use disorder specialists), (2) retaining health care providers, and (3) increasing access to health care services.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: ECHO Act of 2019
Also known as: Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes Act of 2019
Latest action (Nov 21, 2019): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Nov 20, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.