Bill117th CongressFiled Jun 23, 2021Health
S. 2197
Rural and Frontier Telehealth Expansion Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Jun 23, 2021)
Rural and Frontier Telehealth Expansion Act
This bill increases the applicable Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) under Medicaid for telehealth services in rural states or states that have limited broadband infrastructure and that provide consistent and widespread coverage for such services.
What just happenedJun 23, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Who’s behind it
Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV](D-NV)Sponsor
5 cosponsors2 D3 R
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- Introduced in SenateJun 23, 2021
- Jun 23, 2021IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Finance Committee - Jun 23, 2021IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate