{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Legislation","name":"CONNECT for Health Act of 2023","description":"

Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2023 or the CONNECT for Health Act of 2023

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.

","legislationIdentifier":"S 2016","legislationType":"Bill","legislationLegalForce":"NotInForce","legislationJurisdiction":"USA","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Brian Schatz","url":"https://legisdaily.com/mp/brian-schatz-us"}],"about":{"@type":"Thing","name":"Health"},"keywords":"Congressional oversight, Employment and training programs, Fraud offenses and financial crimes, Geography and mapping, Government information and archives, Government studies and investigations, Health care costs and insurance, Health care coverage and access, Health care quality, Health technology, devices, supplies, Indian social and development programs, Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care, Medicare, Rural conditions and development","dateModified":"2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z","url":"https://legisdaily.com/bill/USA-118-S-2016"}