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119th Congress Health

H.R. 1407: Permanent Telehealth from Home Act

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)Feb 18, 2025
  2. Passed House (not reached)
  3. Passed Senate (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in House, Feb 18, 2025

This bill permanently allows any site to serve as an originating site (i.e., the location of the beneficiary) for purposes of Medicare telehealth services, including a beneficiary's home.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

Roll calls

0 votes on this bill

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Amendments

0 offered

No amendments were offered to this bill.

Cosponsors

5

Bipartisan support.

Who scored on this bill

6 points earned
  1. 1Vern Buchanan R-FL SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History

  1. Feb 18, 2025Introduced in the House by Vern Buchanan.
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  1. Feb 18, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Feb 18, 2025Referred 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.