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S. 1261 · 119th Congress

CONNECT for Health Act of 2025

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BSD SchatzSponsor
73 cosponsors · 34 D, 37 R, 2 I
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59 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2025 or the CONNECT for Health Act of 2025

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Apr 2, 2025

Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2025 or the CONNECT for Health Act of 2025

This bill expands coverage of telehealth services under Medicare.

Among other provisions, the bill

  • permanently removes geographic restrictions on originating sites (i.e., the location of the beneficiary) and allows the home of the beneficiary to serve as the originating site for all services;
  • permanently allows federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics to serve as the distant site (i.e., the location of the health care practitioner); and
  • allows the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to generally waive coverage restrictions during any public health emergency.

Additionally, the CMS must post certain information about the effects of Medicare telehealth services on its website, including information about utilization, costs, and the outcome of services. The CMS must also (1) provide resources to health care professionals about the requirements for furnishing telehealth services under Medicare, including with respect to payment, patient privacy, and support for underserved populations; and (2) ensure certain quality measures are applied to telehealth services.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025

Also known as: Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2025

Latest action (Apr 2, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Policy area: Health · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Apr 2, 2025

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.