Telehealth Expansion Act of 2021
This bill removes a temporary expiration date for telehealth coverage in health insurance plans. It amends two sections of the Internal Revenue Code to permanently allow health plans to cover telehealth services without the prior deadline of December 31, 2021. The key change makes existing telehealth coverage rules permanent for health insurance plans under federal tax law. This directly affects health insurance plans that provide telehealth benefits, ensuring they can continue covering these services without needing to renew temporary provisions. The bill does not change what telehealth services are covered, only makes the coverage rules permanent.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2021
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President
Introduced Nov 15, 2021
Last action Nov 15, 2021
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Committee
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Nov 15, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Nov 15, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
lower
Nov 15, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 32 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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State
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Michelle Steel
RRepublican
Co
Adrian Smith
RRepublican
Co
Ben Cline
RRepublican
Co
Beth Van Duyne
RRepublican
Co
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
Co
Burgess Owens
RRepublican
Co
Christopher H. Smith
RRepublican
Co
Claudia Tenney
RRepublican
Co
Dan Newhouse
RRepublican
Co
David G. Valadao
RRepublican
Co
Dina Titus
DDemocratic
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