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Rural Health Care Access Review Act of 2020

Introduced: July 28, 2020 Introduced by: Cassidy, Bill Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jul 28, 2020
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Rural Health Care Access Review Act of 2020

This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to conduct a study on access to health care in rural areas during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency.

Specifically, this study must evaluate the use of telehealth and the impact of enforcement discretion in the application of federal privacy standards for the use and disclosure of personal health information by health care providers, health plans, health clearinghouses, and their businesses associates.

What's happening now July 28, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Bill text 1 version

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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Jul 28, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4348: Rural Health Care Access Review Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4348/
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"S. 4348: Rural Health Care Access Review Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4348/.
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S. 4348, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4348/.
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