HR 1406 117th Congress House

COVID–19 Emergency Telehealth Impact Reporting Act of 2021

Official title: To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to collect, analyze, and report qualitative and quantitative data on the use of telehealth during the COVID-19 public health emergency.

Introduced: February 26, 2021 Introduced by: Curtis, John R. Republican · Utah See on congress.gov

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Feb 27, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Feb 26, 2021

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.

Feb 26, 2021

Introduced in House

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Latest action February 27, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

COVID-19 Emergency Telehealth Impact Reporting Act of 2021

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to analyze the impact of expanded Medicare telehealth services that were authorized through emergency waivers related to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.

In developing this analysis, HHS must seek input from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission, and other stakeholders.

Additionally, the final report of the analysis must include conclusions about the impact of telehealth on health care delivery and estimates for Medicare spending on telehealth during the COVID-19 emergency.

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Committees of jurisdiction 3

Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Energy and Commerce Committee
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 5

Blunt Rochester, Lisa

Delaware · Apr 20, 2021

Peters, Scott H.

California · Apr 20, 2021

Burgess, Michael

· Mar 3, 2021

Matsui, Doris O.

California · Feb 26, 2021

Welch, Peter

Vermont · Feb 26, 2021

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1406: COVID–19 Emergency Telehealth Impact Reporting Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1406/

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"H.R. 1406: COVID–19 Emergency Telehealth Impact Reporting Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1406/.

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