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H.R. 1407 119th Congress House

Permanent Telehealth from Home Act

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove geographic requirements and expand originating sites for telehealth services under the Medicare program.

Introduced: February 18, 2025 Introduced by: Vern Buchanan Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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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 18, 2025
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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.

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Permanent Telehealth from Home Act

This bill permanently allows any site to serve as an originating site (i.e., the location of the beneficiary) for purposes of Medicare telehealth services, including a beneficiary's home.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1407: Permanent Telehealth from Home Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1407/
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"H.R. 1407: Permanent Telehealth from Home Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1407/.
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H.R. 1407, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1407/.
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