S. 2197 · 117th Congress · Senate

Rural and Frontier Telehealth Expansion Act

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced
Jun 23, 21
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Rural and Frontier Telehealth Expansion Act

This bill increases the applicable Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) under Medicaid for telehealth services in rural states or states that have limited broadband infrastructure and that provide consistent and widespread coverage for such services.

Action Timeline

2
  1. JUN 23, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  2. JUN 23, 2021IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Committees

1

Finance Committee

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Referred: Jun 23, 2021

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