HEALTH Act of 2025
- Bill Number
- H.R. 5496
- Origin Chamber
- House
- Congress
- 119th Congress, Session 1
- Policy Area
- Health
- Status
- Introduced
- Latest Action
- 2025-09-18: 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.
- Last Updated
- 2026-01-15T22:50:33Z
Official Summary
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.
Sponsor
Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15]
Cosponsors (5)
Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2], Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7], Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1], Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
Recent Actions
- 2025-09-18: 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.
- 2025-09-18: 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.
- 2025-09-18: Introduced in House
- 2025-09-18: Introduced in House
Bill Versions
- Helping Ensure Access to Local TeleHealth Act of 2025 — issued 2025-09-18 — PDF (6 pages)