S. 1618 116th Congress Senate

ECHO 2019 Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to expand the capacity to improve health outcomes and increase access to specialized care.

Introduced: May 22, 2019 Introduced by: Brian Schatz Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov

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Health care coverage and accessHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHealth technology, devices, suppliesIndian social and development programsMedical educationMental healthMinority healthRural conditions and developmentWomen's health

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May 22, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

May 22, 2019

Introduced in Senate

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Latest action May 22, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes Act of 2019 or the ECHO 2019 Act

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a grant program that supports the implementation of certain educational, specialty health care technology in rural or medically underserved areas. Specifically, HHS must award grants to health care entities serving rural areas, health-professional shortage areas, medically underserved populations, or Native Americans for specified videoconferencing technology that connects health professionals with specialists (e.g., chronic-disease, mental-health, and substance-use disorder specialists).

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