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H.R. 7187 116th Congress House

HEALTH Act of 2020

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for permanent payments for telehealth services furnished by Federally qualified health centers and r… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for permanent payments for telehealth services furnished by Federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics under the Medicare program.

Introduced: June 11, 2020 Introduced by: Glenn Thompson Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
Health Health care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsHealth technology, devices, suppliesHome and outpatient care
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Jun 11, 2020
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 11, 2020
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 Latest action June 11, 2020

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.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Helping Ensure Access to Local TeleHealth Act of 2020 or the HEALTH Act of 2020

This bill modifies requirements relating to Medicare coverage of telehealth services that are furnished by federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) and rural health clinics (RHCs).

Specifically, the bill permanently allows FQHCs and RHCs to serve as the distant site (i.e., the location of the health care practitioner) for telehealth services and excludes such services from certain geographic restrictions. Payment must be made in the same manner as for non-telehealth services, rather than in accordance with a separate methodology determined by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 6 Republican 2
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Crow, Jason
Colorado · Dec 14, 2020
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Carson, André
Indiana · Oct 23, 2020
Demings, Val
· Oct 16, 2020
O'Halleran, Tom
· Oct 13, 2020
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Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Aug 14, 2020
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Aug 14, 2020
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Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Jul 24, 2020
Hagedorn, Jim
· Jul 20, 2020
Trone, David
· Jul 6, 2020
Cárdenas, Tony
· Jun 29, 2020
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 22, 2020
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Harder, Josh
California · Jun 22, 2020
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Smucker, Lloyd
Pennsylvania · Jun 15, 2020
Butterfield, G. K.
· Jun 11, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7187: HEALTH Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7187/
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