Permanent Telehealth from Home Act
Latest action (Feb 18, 2025) — 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.
What it does
Congressional Research Service, Feb 18, 2025This 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.
Face Value
as introducedHow much of this bill its name accounts for.
- Every bill starts at100
- Nothing counted against it: one area of law, and short enough that length doesn't register.
Face Value measures reach, not honesty. A big bill can be accurately named, and a low score is not an accusation — it means the contents reach further than any short title could describe. Count it yourself ↗ How this is worked out
Who lobbied on this
2 organizationsThese organizations told Congress, in their own quarterly disclosures, that they were lobbying on this bill.
- America's Health Insurance Plans, Inc.no position stated
“…Salinas, Andrea - Medicare primary care visit requirements H.R. 1407 - Permanent Telehealth from Home Act - Rep. Buchanan, Vern - Medicare telehealth coverage H.R. 1523 - PREVENT DIABETES Act - Rep. DeGette,…” filing ↗
- American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeonsno position stated
“…Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to codify the Panel of Health Advisors within the Congressional Budget Office, and for other purposes H.R. 1407 Permanent Telehealth from Home Act: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove geographic requirements and expand originating…” filing ↗
Most filings say only that an organization lobbied on a bill, not which side it took — where that's the case we say so rather than guessing. Quotes are verbatim from the filing. How this is built.
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