US HB5611 | 2023-2024 | 118th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-7)
Status: Introduced on September 20 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-09-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on September 20 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-09-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
HEALTH Act of 2023 Helping Ensure Access to Local TeleHealth Act of 2023
Sponsors
| Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA] | Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH] | Rep. Donald Davis [D-NC] | Rep. Jill Tokuda [D-HI] |
| Rep. Jason Crow [D-CO] | Rep. Don Bacon [R-NE] | Rep. Tracey Mann [R-KS] | Rep. Susan Wild [D-PA] |
| Rep. Yadira Caraveo [D-CO] | Rep. Christopher Pappas [D-NH] | Rep. Kat Cammack [R-FL] | Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA] |
| Rep. Josh Gottheimer [D-NJ] | Rep. Deborah Ross [D-NC] | Rep. Teresa Fernandez [D-NM] | Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO] |
| Rep. James Baird [R-IN] | Rep. Jared Golden [D-ME] | Rep. Jennifer Kiggans [R-VA] | Rep. Gabe Vasquez [D-NM] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-22 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2023-09-20 | House | 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. |
| 2023-09-20 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5611/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr5611/BILLS-118hr5611ih.pdf |
