HEALTH Act of 2020

United States116th CongressHR-7187House of Representatives
Latest legislative activity: Jun 11, 2020

Summary

Official Summary

Helping Ensure Access to Local TeleHealth Act of 2020 or the HEALTH Act of 2020

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

Specifically, the bill 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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Timeline

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S-3182: HEALTH Act

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 415.

  1. 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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  2. Introduced in House

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