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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand practitioners eligible to furnish telehealth services under the Medicare program.

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand practitioners eligible to furnish telehealth services under the Medicare program.

Introduced Feb 26, 2025

Latest action (Feb 26, 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.

Referred to
Ways and Means Committee Energy and Commerce Committee
Policy area
Health
Issues
Healthcare
Legislative subjects (5)
Computers and information technologyHealth technology, devices, suppliesHearing, speech, and vision careLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicare

Summary

This bill amends the Social Security Act to expand the practitioners eligible to furnish telehealth services under the Medicare program. The bill modifies Section 1834(m)(4)(E) of the Social Security Act by simplifying the eligibility language for telehealth service providers. The specific amendment removes restrictive conditional language regarding which practitioners qualify to provide Medicare telehealth services and replaces it with broader language. The change appears to remove barriers or restrictions on the types of practitioners who can provide telehealth under Medicare. The bill aims to increase access to telehealth services by allowing a broader range of qualified healthcare providers to participate in the Medicare telehealth program.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
10 cosponsors

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Mike Kelly’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • NULL $43,700
  • THE PARKER FOUNDATION $13,200
  • LINDY PAVING INC. $8,800
  • GREATER PITTSBURGH AUTO DEALERS ASSOCI $8,300
  • ANDERSON COACH & TRAVEL $8,300

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Mike Kelly → · Outside spending →

Actions (2)
  1. Feb 26, 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
  2. Feb 26, 2025 Introduced in House

More bills on these subjects (8)

Other bills that carry the most legislative subjects in common with this one (topical discovery — distinct from the procedural related bills above).

  • HR 191 — Inflation Reduction Act of 2025 (shares 5 subjects)
  • HR 7148 — Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (shares 4 subjects)
  • S 4638 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (shares 4 subjects)
  • S 2296 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (shares 3 subjects)
  • HR 5304 — Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (shares 3 subjects)
  • HR 1968 — Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (shares 3 subjects)
  • HR 1720 — Hospice Recertification Flexibility Act (shares 3 subjects)
  • HR 1654 — CUTS Act (shares 3 subjects)

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • HR 1867 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove in-person requirements under Medicare for mental health services furnished through telehealth and telecommunications technology. · Introduced Mar 5, 2025 · Cong. 119 84%
  • HR 2263 — Telehealth Coverage Act of 2025 · Introduced Mar 21, 2025 · Cong. 119 84%
  • HR 1407 — Permanent Telehealth from Home Act · Introduced Feb 18, 2025 · Cong. 119 80%
  • HR 5081 — Telehealth Modernization Act · Introduced Sep 2, 2025 · Cong. 119 78%
  • HR 1349 — Women’s Protection in Telehealth Act · Introduced Feb 13, 2025 · Cong. 119 77%
  • HR 1720 — Hospice Recertification Flexibility Act · Introduced Feb 27, 2025 · Cong. 119 75%

Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Feb 26, 2025

Only one text version is on file, so there’s no earlier version to compare against yet.

Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 26, 2025

Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Thompson of California, and Mr. Smith of Nebraska) 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 expand practitioners eligible to furnish 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. EXPANDING PRACTITIONERS ELIGIBLE TO FURNISH TELEHEALTH SERVICES UNDER MEDICARE.

Section 1834(m)(4)(E) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)(4)(E)) is amended by striking “and,” and all that follows through “shall include” and inserting “and includes”. <all>

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