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HEALTH Act of 2023

Introduced: December 13, 2023 Introduced by: Thompson, Glenn Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 22, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 20, 2023
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.
Sep 20, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Helping Ensure Access to Local TeleHealth Act of 2023 or the HEALTH Act of 2023

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.

What's happening now December 17, 2024

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 20
All 20 Democratic 11 Republican 6
D
Scholten, Hillary J.
Michigan · Dec 9, 2024
 D
Vasquez, Gabe
New Mexico · Oct 11, 2024
 R
Kiggans, Jennifer A.
Virginia · Jun 14, 2024
 D
Golden, Jared F.
Maine · Mar 19, 2024
 R
Baird, James R.
Indiana · Mar 8, 2024
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Mar 5, 2024
 D
Leger Fernandez, Teresa
New Mexico · Feb 28, 2024
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Feb 26, 2024
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Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Feb 26, 2024
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Feb 5, 2024
 R
Cammack, Kat
Florida · Jan 29, 2024
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Dec 19, 2023
Caraveo, Yadira
· Dec 13, 2023
Wild, Susan
· Nov 8, 2023
 R
Mann, Tracey
Kansas · Oct 20, 2023
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Oct 11, 2023
 D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Oct 11, 2023
 D
Tokuda, Jill N.
Hawaii · Oct 6, 2023
 D
Davis, Donald G.
North Carolina · Sep 27, 2023
Kuster, Ann
· Sep 20, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5611: HEALTH Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5611/
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"H.R. 5611: HEALTH Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5611/.
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H.R. 5611, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5611/.
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