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Expands Medicare telehealth so that certain visits done by phone (audio‑only) are covered and paid. It applies to the set of telehealth services that were already on Medicare’s approved list as of enactment.
Coverage begins on the first day of the referenced federal emergency period and applies to eligible services provided on or after that date. This helps people who lack video or broadband still get care and lets providers be reimbursed for qualifying phone visits during the emergency period.
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.
Introduced March 6, 2025 by Randy Feenstra · Last progress March 6, 2025