S 1261 ยท CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Introduced
- Apr 2, 2025
- Latest action
- Apr 2, 2025
- Sponsor
- Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI]
- Policy area
- Health
- Cosponsors
- 73
Summary
Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2025 or the CONNECT for Health Act of 2025 This bill expands coverage of telehealth services under Medicare. Among other provisions, the bill permanently removes geographic restrictions on originating sites (i.e., the location of the beneficiary) and allows the home of the beneficiary to serve as the originating site for all services; permanently allows federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics to serve as the distant site (i.e., the location of the health care practitioner); and allows the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to generally waive coverage restrictions during any public health emergency. Additionally, the CMS must post certain information about the effects of Medicare telehealth services on its website, including information about utilization, costs, and the outcome of services. The CMS must also (1) provide resources to health care professionals about the requirements for furnishing telehealth services under Medicare, including with respect to payment, patient privacy, and support for underserved populations; and (2) ensure certain quality measures are applied to telehealth services.
Recent actions
- Apr 2, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Apr 2, 2025 Introduced in Senate
Votes
No recorded votes are available for this bill.