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Permanent Telehealth from Home Act
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove geographic requirements and expand originating sites for telehealth services under the Medicare program.
Summary
This bill amends the Medicare telehealth rules to make permanent certain flexibilities that were enacted during the COVID-19 emergency. Specifically, it removes geographic requirements and expands the types of locations where patients can originate telehealth visits under Medicare. The bill eliminates sunset dates on these provisions, allowing them to continue indefinitely rather than expiring on March 31, 2025. This makes permanent the ability for Medicare beneficiaries to receive telehealth services from their homes without restrictions based on where they live.
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Sponsor (1)
4 cosponsors
- Rep. Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7] (R-MI)
- Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16] (R-IL)
- Rep. Miller, Max L. [R-OH-7] (R-OH)
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Vern Buchanan’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- SELECT MEDICAL CORPORATION $43,200
- FLORIDA CRYSTALS $16,100
- DERICK DERMATOLOGY $13,200
- BLACKSTONE $8,100
- CASL $7,609
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Vern Buchanan → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Feb 18, 2025 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. · house
- Feb 18, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 18, 2025
Mr. Buchanan (for himself, Mr. Miller of Ohio, and Mr. Thompson of California) introduced the following bill; which was 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
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove geographic requirements and expand originating sites for telehealth services under the Medicare program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Permanent Telehealth from Home Act”.
SECTION 2. REMOVING GEOGRAPHIC REQUIREMENTS AND EXPANDING ORIGINATING SITES FOR TELEHEALTH SERVICES UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.
Section 1834(m) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2)(B)(iii)—
(A) by striking “In the case that the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B) ends before December 31, 2024, with” and inserting “With”; and
(B) by striking “during the period beginning on the first day after the end of such emergency period and ending March 31, 2025” and inserting “after the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B)”; and
(2) in paragraph (4)(C)(iii)—
(A) by striking “In the case that the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B) ends before December 31, 2024, with” and inserting “With”; and
(B) by striking “during the period beginning on the first day after the end of such emergency period and ending March 31, 2025” and inserting “after the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B)”. <all>
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