ECHO Act of 2019
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Nov 20, 2019)
Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes Act of 2019 or the ECHO 2019 Act
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a grant program that supports specified health care services in rural or medically underserved areas. Specifically, HHS must award grants to health care entities serving rural areas, health-professional shortage areas, medically underserved populations, or Native Americans for (1) specified videoconferencing technology that connects health professionals with specialists (e.g., chronic-disease, mental-health, and substance-use disorder specialists), (2) retaining health care providers, and (3) increasing access to health care services.
What just happenedNov 21, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseNov 20, 2019
- Nov 21, 2019Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Nov 20, 2019IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Nov 20, 2019IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Nov 20, 2019IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House