H.R. 5611 · 118th Congress
HEALTH Act of 2023
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ThompsonSponsor20 cosponsors · 14 D, 6 R
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Kuster
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Davis
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Tokuda
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Bacon
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Crow
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Mann
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Wild
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Caraveo
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Pappas
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Cammack
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Fitzpatrick
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Gottheimer
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Ross
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Leger Fernandez
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Neguse
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Baird
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Golden
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Kiggans
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(Gabe) Vasquez
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Scholten1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
Helping Ensure Access to Local TeleHealth Act of 2023 or the HEALTH Act of 2023
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Sep 20, 2023
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: HEALTH Act of 2023
Also known as: Helping Ensure Access to Local TeleHealth Act of 2023
Latest action (Dec 17, 2024): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Sep 20, 2023
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.