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H.R. 7233 116th Congress House

Knowing the Efficiency and Efficacy of Permanent Telehealth Options Act of 2020

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct studies and report to Congress on actions take… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct studies and report to Congress on actions taken to expand access to telehealth services under the Medicare, Medicaid, and Children's Health Insurance programs during the COVID-19 emergency.

Introduced: June 18, 2020 Introduced by: Troy Balderson Republican · Ohio See on congress.gov
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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.
Jun 18, 2020
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 Latest action June 18, 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

Knowing the Efficiency and Efficacy of Permanent Telehealth Options Act of 2020 or the KEEP Telehealth Options Act of 2020

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report on the availability and effects of expanded telehealth services under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).

Among other information, HHS must detail its actions during the emergency to expand access to telehealth services and must analyze telehealth usage by certain demographic groups. The GAO must report on the efficiency and management of the telehealth expansion and related risks of fraudulent activity.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 4216 Identical bill KEEP Telehealth Options Act of 2020
  • HR 7992 Telehealth Act
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 31
All 31 Democratic 9 Republican 9
D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Dec 8, 2020
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Dec 7, 2020
 R
Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Oct 9, 2020
Gabbard, Tulsi
· Sep 29, 2020
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Sep 16, 2020
Pence, Greg
· Sep 15, 2020
Delgado, Antonio
· Sep 11, 2020
 D
McBath, Lucy
Georgia · Sep 8, 2020
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Aug 14, 2020
 R
Bergman, Jack
Michigan · Jul 30, 2020
Buck, Ken
· Jul 21, 2020
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jul 21, 2020
 R
Baird, James R.
Indiana · Jul 16, 2020
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jul 16, 2020
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Johnson, Dusty
South Dakota · Jul 16, 2020
Maloney, Sean
· Jul 16, 2020
O'Halleran, Tom
· Jul 16, 2020
Trone, David
· Jul 16, 2020
Olson, Pete
· Jul 13, 2020
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jul 13, 2020
Stivers, Steve
· Jul 9, 2020
 D
Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Jul 6, 2020
 D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Jun 24, 2020
Gonzalez, Anthony
· Jun 24, 2020
 D
Harder, Josh
California · Jun 24, 2020
RYAN, TIM
· Jun 24, 2020
 R
Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Jun 24, 2020
 R
Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Jun 24, 2020
Axne, Cynthia
· Jun 18, 2020
Gibbs, Bob
· Jun 18, 2020
 R
Williams, Roger
Texas · Jun 18, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7233: Knowing the Efficiency and Efficacy of Permanent Telehealth Options Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7233/
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"H.R. 7233: Knowing the Efficiency and Efficacy of Permanent Telehealth Options Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7233/.
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H.R. 7233, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7233/.
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