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H.R. 6296 119th Congress House

Advancing Access to Telehealth Act

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make permanent certain telehealth flexibilities under the Medicare program.

Introduced: November 25, 2025 Introduced by: Debbie Dingell Democratic · Michigan 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.

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Advancing Access to Telehealth Act

This bill modifies requirements relating to coverage of telehealth services under Medicare.

Specifically, the bill permanently extends certain flexibilities that were initially authorized during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19. Among other things, the bill allows (1) rural health clinics and federally qualified health centers to serve as the distant site (i.e., the location of the health care practitioner); (2) the home of a beneficiary to serve as the originating site (i.e., the location of the beneficiary) for all services (rather than for only certain services); and (3) audiologists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, and speech-language pathologists to furnish telehealth services.

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Bergman, Jack
Michigan · Nov 25, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6296: Advancing Access to Telehealth Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6296/
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"H.R. 6296: Advancing Access to Telehealth Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6296/.
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H.R. 6296, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6296/.
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