HR 1614

119th Congress

Healthcare

Medicare

Telehealth

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand practitioners eligible to furnish telehealth services under the Medicare program.

Sponsor: Mike Kelly (Republican-PA)February 26, 2025

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In Committee

Passed One Chamber

Passed Both Chambers

Signed into Law

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.

Medicare users would get telehealth services from more types of healthcare providers.

This bill would let more types of healthcare professionals offer telehealth services to people on Medicare. This change would give Medicare users more choices for remote care and expand who can provide these services.

What Would Change

Today, current law limits the types of healthcare professionals who can offer telehealth services to Medicare patients. This bill would change that specific rule, allowing more types of practitioners to provide telehealth services under Medicare, meaning Medicare patients would have more choices for remote care.

Key Provisions

Lets more types of healthcare professionals offer telehealth services to Medicare patients by changing a specific part of the Social Security Act.

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Lobbying Activity

22 filings mentioned this bill

Top Lobbying Clients

ALLIANCE FOR CONNECTED CARE

$800K

4 filings

AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION

$80K

2 filings

ADVION (FORMERLY NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE SUPPORT OF LONG TERM CARE)

$50K

1 filing

ATA ACTION

$40K

4 filings

THE AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION, INC. (AOTA)

2 filings

AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION

2 filings

AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION

6 filings

NYU LANGONE HOSPITALS (FORMERLY NYU HOSPITALS CENTER)

2 filings

AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

3 filings

AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP)

1 filing

Top Lobbying Firms

1.AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION6 filings

2.SIRONA STRATEGIES LLC4 filings

3.AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION3 filings

4.ADVANCED POLICY CONSULTING, LLC2 filings

5.THE AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION, INC. (AOTA)2 filings

6.AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION2 filings

7.ATA ACTION2 filings

8.NYU LANGONE HOSPITALS (FORMERLY NYU HOSPITALS CENTER)2 filings

9.THE MCMANUS GROUP2 filings

10.AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)1 filing

Amounts reflect total quarterly lobbying spend reported to the Senate, not bill-specific spending. Source: Senate LDA filings.

22 filings mentioned this bill

Top Lobbying Clients

ALLIANCE FOR CONNECTED CARE

$800K

4 filings

AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION

$80K

2 filings

ADVION (FORMERLY NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE SUPPORT OF LONG TERM CARE)

$50K

1 filing

ATA ACTION

$40K

4 filings

THE AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION, INC. (AOTA)

2 filings

AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION

2 filings

AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION

6 filings

NYU LANGONE HOSPITALS (FORMERLY NYU HOSPITALS CENTER)

2 filings

AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

3 filings

AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP)

1 filing

Top Lobbying Firms

1.AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION6 filings

2.SIRONA STRATEGIES LLC4 filings

3.AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION3 filings

4.ADVANCED POLICY CONSULTING, LLC2 filings

5.THE AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION, INC. (AOTA)2 filings

6.AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION2 filings

7.ATA ACTION2 filings

8.NYU LANGONE HOSPITALS (FORMERLY NYU HOSPITALS CENTER)2 filings

9.THE MCMANUS GROUP2 filings

10.AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)1 filing

Amounts reflect total quarterly lobbying spend reported to the Senate, not bill-specific spending. Source: Senate LDA filings.