United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 6792 (116th)
Improving Telehealth for Underserved Communities Act of 2020
Introduced
8 May 2020
Last action
8 May 2020 · Introduced
Status
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.
Sponsors
Adrian Smith, Tom O'Halleran, Robert Aderholt, Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7], Raúl Grijalva, Rodney Davis, Cynthia Axne, Eric Crawford, Bruce Westerman, Jackie Walorski, Kurt Schrader
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
3 December 2025
Summary
Improving Telehealth for Underserved Communities Act of 2020 This bill establishes a particular Medicare payment methodology for telehealth services furnished by federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, the bill requires payments to be made in accordance with the same methodology that is used for non-telehealth services, rather than in accordance with a separate methodology determined by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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Timeline
8 May 2020
Introduced
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.
Source: IntroReferral
8 May 2020
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
8 May 2020
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 8 May 2020 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 8 May 2020
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 8 May 2020
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 8 May 2020
Sponsors
- Adrian Smith · R · Sponsor
- Tom O'Halleran · D · Sponsor
- Robert Aderholt · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Raúl Grijalva · D · Cosponsor
- Rodney Davis · R · Cosponsor
- Cynthia Axne · D · Cosponsor
- Eric Crawford · R · Cosponsor
- Bruce Westerman · R · Cosponsor
- Jackie Walorski · R · Cosponsor
- Kurt Schrader · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6792
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/6792
- us · 116-hr-6792 · source updated 3 December 2025