119th Congress
H.R. 5496
HEALTH Act of 2025
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Glenn Thompson(R-PA)
- Introduced
- Sep 18, 2025
- Policy area
- Health
- Committees
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce; House Committee on Ways and Means
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (5)
Original cosponsors (1)
- Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI)
Added later (4)
- Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA) · Oct 21, 2025
- Chris Pappas (D-NH) · Dec 18, 2025
- Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM) · Dec 18, 2025
- Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) · Jan 7, 2026
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version
Helping Ensure Access to Local TeleHealth Act of 2025 or the HEALTH Act of 2025
This bill modifies requirements relating to Medicare coverage of telehealth services, including services that are furnished by federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) and rural health clinics (RHCs).
Specifically, the bill expands coverage to include audio-only telehealth services. It also permanently allows FQHCs and RHCs to serve as the distant site (i.e., the location of the health care practitioner) for telehealth services and excludes such services from certain geographic restrictions. Payment must be made in the same manner as for non-telehealth services, rather than in accordance with a separate methodology determined by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Sep 18, 2025 · House
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. - Sep 18, 2025
Introduced in House