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HR 2807 109th Congress House

Medicare Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2005

Official title: To improve the provision of telehealth services under the Medicare Program, to provide grants for the development of telehealth networks, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 24, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Jun 17, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 13, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 8, 2005
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.
Jun 8, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 17, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act regarding telehealth services (services furnished via a telecommunication system by a physician to an enrolled individual) to: (1) remove current geographic restrictions on the provision of such services; (2) add to the facilities authorized to participate in the telehealth program; and (3) direct the Secretary to encourage and facilitate multistate practitioner licensure across state lines to facilitate the program.

Directs the Secretary to make grants for expanding access to health care services for individuals in rural areas, frontier areas, and urban medically underserved areas through the use of telehealth.

Amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize telehealth network and telehealth resource centers grant programs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1909 Related bill Medicare Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2005
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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2
TANNER, JOHN
· Jun 30, 2005
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jun 24, 2005
Melancon, Charlie
· Jun 24, 2005
Salazar, John
· Jun 24, 2005
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Jun 8, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2807: Medicare Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2807/
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"H.R. 2807: Medicare Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2807/.
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H.R. 2807, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2807/.
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