Rural Telehealth Expansion Act
Summary
Rural Telehealth Expansion Act This bill expands coverage of telehealth services under Medicare to include store-and-forward technologies (in which information is sent to providers and reviewed at a later time, rather than through a real-time interaction). Currently, coverage is limited to federal demonstration programs in Alaska and Hawaii.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Aug 3, 2021
Last action Aug 4, 2021
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Full legislative history
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Total actions
4
Key actions
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Committee
3
Aug 4, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Aug 3, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Aug 3, 2021
Committee
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.
lower
Aug 3, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Matthew M. Rosendale, Sr.
RRepublican
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