Telehealth Reporting and Transparency Act of 2026

This bill would require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to send Congress a yearly report on Medicare telehealth claims, starting within 2 years after the law takes effect. The report would cover the number of claims, where patients were located by state and rural or urban area, patient characteristics such as age, race, income, and disability, signs of improper billing, and the number and specialties of providers. The report must use data the Secretary already has and may not add new reporting duties for doctors and other practitioners. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services would post a public, searchable online dashboard of the report data and describe the methods used. The Government Accountability Office would audit how the law is carried out between 3 and 5 years after enactment.

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Sponsors

• James R. Walkinshaw Democrat sponsor
• 1 cosponsors