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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a pilot program to expand telehealth options under the Medicare program for individuals residing in public housing located in health…

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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a pilot program to expand telehealth options under the Medicare program for individuals residing in public housing located in health professional shortage areas, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 31, 2017 Introduced by: Velázquez, Nydia M. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Feb 10, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 3, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 31, 2017
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.
Jan 31, 2017
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to establish a five-year pilot program to expand Medicare coverage of telehealth services for enrollees who reside in public housing. Specifically, the program shall provide for Medicare coverage with respect to "store-and-forward technologies" (i.e., the electronic transmission of medical information, such as digital images), which are covered as telehealth services under current law only with respect to demonstration programs conducted in Alaska and Hawaii. In addition, the program shall provide for increased flexibility with respect to geographic and other requirements.

What's happening now February 10, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Apr 25, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 766: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a pilot program to expand telehealth options under the Medicare program for individuals residing in public housing located in health professional shortage areas, and for other purposes.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-766/
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"H.R. 766: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a pilot program to expand telehealth options under the Medicare program for individuals residing in public housing located in health professional shortage areas, and for other purposes.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-766/.
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H.R. 766, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-766/.
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[H.R. 766: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a pilot program to expand telehealth options under the Medicare program for individuals residing in public housing located in health professional shortage areas, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-766/)
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