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  • H.R. 7711 proposes to amend the Social Security Act to make certain telehealth flexibilities permanent under the Medicare program. The bill aims to expand access to telehealth services by allowing more types of healthcare practitioners to provide these services, and it...

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    H.R. 7711 is like letting doctors help people through video calls instead of always needing to visit them in person, and it wants to keep this forever so more people can talk to their doctors from far away.

  • H. R. 8148 is a bill introduced in the 118th Congress that aims to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include audio-only telehealth services. If passed, this bill will ensure that the Secretary of Health and Human Services provides coverage and payment for...

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    H. R. 8148 is a bill that wants doctors to be able to help people over just the phone when there's an emergency, so everyone can get care even if they can't use video.

  • H. R. 7623, introduced in the House of Representatives, aims to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make certain telehealth flexibility measures under the Medicare program permanent. The bill proposes to expand access to telehealth services, allowing more healthcare practitioners...

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    The bill wants to keep using video calls for doctor visits, so people can see their doctors from home, even when there’s no emergency, by making it a permanent part of healthcare for older folks.