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HR 7391 116th Congress House Health Health care coverage and access Health technology, devices, supplies Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Medicare Rural conditions and development

Protect Telehealth Access Act of 2020

Introduced: June 26, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Jun 26, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Jun 26, 2020
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Protect Telehealth Access Act of 2020

This bill modifies requirements relating to coverage of telehealth services under Medicare. Specifically, the bill removes restrictions that require the originating site (i.e., the location of the beneficiary) to be in a rural area, and allows the home of a beneficiary to serve as the originating site for all services (rather than for only certain services).

What's happening now June 26, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 1 Republican 4
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Baird, James R.
Indiana · Nov 17, 2020
Cartwright, Matt
· Nov 17, 2020
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Aug 21, 2020
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Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Jul 31, 2020
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Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Jul 31, 2020
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Hern, Kevin
Oklahoma · Jun 26, 2020
Schrader, Kurt
· Jun 26, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7391: Protect Telehealth Access Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7391/
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"H.R. 7391: Protect Telehealth Access Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7391/.
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H.R. 7391, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7391/.
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