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H.R. 1407 · 119th CongressHealth

Permanent Telehealth from Home Act has not moved since its introduction on Feb 18, 2025, with cosponsors from both parties

Sponsored by Buchanan, Vern R-FL · 5 cosponsors: 1 Democrat, 4 Republicans
IntroducedFeb 18, 2025
Reported—
Passed one chamber—
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 33 words.

Permanent Telehealth from Home Act This bill permanently allows any site to serve as an originating site (i.e., the location of the beneficiary) for purposes of Medicare telehealth services, including a beneficiary's home.

Context
Committees
House Energy and Commerce Committee
House Ways and Means Committee
Policy area
Health: 122 of 9,357 bills became law, 113th–118th (1.3%)
Sponsor
2 of 171 bills enacted since 2013
Text versions
1: introduced in house · 172 words
Subjects
Computers and information technologyGeography and mappingHealth care coverage and accessHealth technology, devices, suppliesMedicare
Latest action
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.
Records
Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0

The bill status record lists no related bills.

Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]