119th Congress Health
H.R. 5496: HEALTH Act of 2025
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Summary
Helping Ensure Access to Local TeleHealth Act of 2025 or the HEALTH Act of 2025
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 Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Jill Tokuda D-HIOriginal
- Eugene Vindman D-VA
- Chris Pappas D-NH
- Melanie Stansbury D-NM
- Marcy Kaptur D-OH
Who scored on this bill
- 1Glenn Thompson SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the House by Glenn Thompson.
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- Introduced in House
- Referred 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.