To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand practitioners eligible to furnish telehealth services under the Medicare program.
HR 1614 would amend Section 1834(m)(4)(E) of the Social Security Act to expand which healthcare providers can offer telehealth services to Medicare beneficiaries. The bill directly affects Medicare patients and current healthcare providers (like nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and clinical psychologists) who are currently excluded from providing telehealth under Medicare. The key change is modifying the legal language to explicitly include these additional providers in the list of eligible telehealth furnishers. This policy change would allow more Medicare beneficiaries to access telehealth services from a broader range of qualified healthcare professionals.
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Introduced Feb 26, 2025
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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.
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Mike Kelly
RRepublican
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Adrian Smith
RRepublican
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Burgess Owens
RRepublican
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Carol D. Miller
RRepublican
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Ed Case
DDemocratic
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
DDemocratic
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Eugene Simon Vindman
DDemocratic
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Mike Thompson
DDemocratic
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Terri A. Sewell
DDemocratic
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Troy Balderson
RRepublican
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W. Gregory Steube
RRepublican
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