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Ensuring Telehealth Expansion Act of 2020

Introduced: September 1, 2020 Introduced by: Williams, Roger Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Sep 1, 2020
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Ensuring Telehealth Expansion Act of 2020

This bill extends through December 31, 2025, several telehealth flexibilities that were initially authorized during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), such as expanded Medicare coverage of such services.

What's happening now September 1, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 8528 Identical bill Ensuring Telehealth Expansion Act of 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8156: Ensuring Telehealth Expansion Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8156/
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"H.R. 8156: Ensuring Telehealth Expansion Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8156/.
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H.R. 8156, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8156/.
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