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H.R. 5496 119th Congress House

HEALTH Act of 2025

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: September 18, 2025 Introduced by: Glenn Thompson Republican · Pennsylvania 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.
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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.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Helping Ensure Access to Local TeleHealth Act of 2025 or the HEALTH Act of 2025 

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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 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 7, 2026
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Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Dec 18, 2025
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Stansbury, Melanie A.
New Mexico · Dec 18, 2025
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Vindman, Eugene Simon
Virginia · Oct 21, 2025
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Tokuda, Jill N.
Hawaii · Sep 18, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5496: HEALTH Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5496/
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