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HR 4437 117th Congress House

HEALTH Act of 2021

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for permanent payments for telehealth services furnished by Federally qualified health centers and r… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for permanent payments for telehealth services furnished by Federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics under the Medicare program.

Introduced: March 2, 2022 Introduced by: Thompson, Glenn Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
Health Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of Health and Human ServicesHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and access
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Jul 19, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 16, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 16, 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.
Jul 16, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 19, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Helping Ensure Access to Local TeleHealth Act of 2021 or the HEALTH Act of 2021

This bill modifies requirements relating to Medicare coverage of telehealth services, including services that are furnished by federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) and rural health clinics (RHCs).

Specifically, the bill expands coverage to include audio-only telehealth services. It also permanently allows FQHCs and RHCs to serve as the distant site (i.e., the location of the health care practitioner) for telehealth services and excludes such services from certain geographic restrictions. Payment must be made in the same manner as for non-telehealth services, rather than in accordance with a separate methodology determined by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 9 Republican 4
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Cammack, Kat
Florida · Sep 22, 2022
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Aug 26, 2022
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Jul 21, 2022
Kuster, Ann
· Jun 21, 2022
Bass, Karen
· Apr 7, 2022
 D
Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Mar 29, 2022
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 2, 2022
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Jan 25, 2022
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Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Jan 3, 2022
Lee, Barbara
· Dec 20, 2021
Manning, Kathy
· Dec 2, 2021
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Nov 16, 2021
McKinley, David
· Nov 9, 2021
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Harder, Josh
California · Sep 17, 2021
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Hinson, Ashley
Iowa · Sep 17, 2021
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Aug 23, 2021
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Crow, Jason
Colorado · Aug 6, 2021
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Aug 3, 2021
Butterfield, G. K.
· Jul 16, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4437: HEALTH Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4437/
MLA
"H.R. 4437: HEALTH Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4437/.
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H.R. 4437, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4437/.
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[H.R. 4437: HEALTH Act of 2021](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4437/)
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