S 1261 · in committee · significant
CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- healthcare
What this bill does
- This bill expands Medicare coverage of telehealth services by removing geographic restrictions and allowing home-based care.
- Medicare beneficiaries and healthcare providers in rural and underserved areas are primarily affected.
- CMS must monitor costs and outcomes, provide provider guidance, and can waive restrictions during public health emergencies.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How might removing geographic restrictions on Medicare telehealth affect healthcare costs for beneficiaries and the program overall?
- 02
Which healthcare providers and communities would benefit most from home-based telehealth coverage expansion under this bill?
- 03
What safeguards should CMS implement to ensure telehealth quality while monitoring outcomes and preventing program cost increases?
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Sponsor · D-HI
Brian Schatz
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
73/ 100
Senators cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-04-02
Joining the bill
Tom Cotton
R-AR · original
Bill Cassidy
R-LA · original
Christopher A. Coons
D-DE · original
Richard Blumenthal
D-CT · original
Cory A. Booker
D-NJ · original
John Barrasso
R-WY · original
John Boozman
R-AR · original
Katie Boyd Britt
R-AL · original
Maria Cantwell
D-WA · original
Susan M. Collins
R-ME · original
Shelley Moore Capito
R-WV · original
Kevin Cramer
R-ND · original
+ 61 more
Legislative timeline
2025-04-02 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
2025-04-02 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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