Telehealth Modernization Act

This bill would extend several Medicare telehealth rules that are set to end on September 30, 2025, keeping them in place through September 30, 2027. These include allowing patients to get telehealth services from home or outside rural areas, letting more types of providers offer telehealth, allowing audio-only visits, paying community health centers and rural clinics for telehealth, and delaying in-person visit requirements for mental health care. It would also extend the Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver through 2030 and require a new study on it, add fraud-review rules for certain medical equipment, and require guidance on telehealth for people with limited English. It would also allow virtual-only suppliers to take part in the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program from 2026 through 2030.

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Sponsors

• Tim Scott Republican sponsor
• 15 cosponsors