119th Congress · introduced in the House · Sep 18, 2025
HEALTH Act of 2025
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Latest action (Sep 18, 2025): 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.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Sep 18, 2025)
Helping Ensure Access to Local TeleHealth Act of 2025 or the HEALTH Act of 2025
This bill modifies requirements relating to Medicare coverage of telehealth services, including services that are furnished by federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) and rural health clinics (RHCs).
Specifically, the bill expands coverage to include audio-only telehealth services. It also permanently allows FQHCs and RHCs to serve as the distant site (i.e., the location of the health care practitioner) for telehealth services and excludes such services from certain geographic restrictions. Payment must be made in the same manner as for non-telehealth services, rather than in accordance with a separate methodology determined by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
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.
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.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$194,000
Spent on own lobbying
MMM: NACHC lobbies for Medicaid and Medicare payment for health centers. This includes the HEALTH Act (H.R. 5496), Telehealth Modernization Act (H.R. 5081 / S. 2709), CONNECT for Health Act of 2025 (H.R. 4206 / S.1261), Main Street Pharmacy Access Act (H.R. 3164), CHC REB…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF RURAL HEALTH CLINICS · lobbying firm or registrant: CAPITOL ASSOCIATES, INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 16, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$100,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ilities through FY 27 and includes language necessary to achieve reimbursement parity for RHC telehealth visits. Helping Ensure Access to Local TeleHealth Act (H.R.5496) Allows RHCs to permanently receive Medicare reimbursement for telehealth services. Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2025 (H.R.5621) Expa…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$213,000
Spent on own lobbying
MMM: NACHC lobbies for Medicaid and Medicare payment for health centers. This includes the HEALTH Act (H.R. 5496), Telehealth Modernization Act (H.R. 5081 / S. 2709), CONNECT for Health Act of 2025 (H.R. 4206 / S.1261), Main Street Pharmacy Access Act (H.R. 3164).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF RURAL HEALTH CLINICS · lobbying firm or registrant: CAPITOL ASSOCIATES, INC.
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 14, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$100,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ilities through FY 27 and includes language necessary to achieve reimbursement parity for RHC telehealth visits. Helping Ensure Access to Local TeleHealth Act (H.R.5496) Allows RHCs to permanently receive Medicare reimbursement for telehealth services. Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2025 (H.R.5621) Expa…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · amended · posted Apr 21, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$196,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Corps; 340B Drug Discount Program; Community Health Center Program Funding; Behavioral Health; Telehealth and Nutrition policies. This includes the HEALTH Act (H.R. 5496), Telehealth Modernization Act (H.R. 5081 / S. 2709), CONNECT for Health Act of 2025 (H.R. 4206 / S.1261) and the Community Health Center Drug Pricing Protecti…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF RURAL HEALTH CLINICS · lobbying firm or registrant: CAPITOL ASSOCIATES, INC.
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · amended · posted Apr 17, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$100,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ilities through FY 27 and includes language necessary to achieve reimbursement parity for RHC telehealth visits. Helping Ensure Access to Local TeleHealth Act (H.R.5496) Allows RHCs to permanently receive Medicare reimbursement for telehealth services. Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2025 (H.R.5621) Expa…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · amended · posted Mar 10, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$191,000
Spent on own lobbying
…al Health Service Corps; 340B Drug Discount Program; Community Health Center Program Funding; Behavioral Health; Telehealth policies. This includes HEALTH Act (H.R. 5496), Telehealth Modernization Act (H.R. 5081 / S. 2709), Connect for Health Act of 2025 (H.R. 4206 / S.1261)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF RURAL HEALTH CLINICS · lobbying firm or registrant: CAPITOL ASSOCIATES, INC.
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 29, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$100,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ilities through FY 27 and includes language necessary to achieve reimbursement parity for RHC telehealth visits. Helping Ensure Access to Local TeleHealth Act (H.R.5496) Allows RHCs to permanently receive Medicare reimbursement for telehealth services. Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2025 (H.R.5621) Expa…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 21, 2025 · issue area: Health Issues
$180,000
Spent on own lobbying
…al Health Service Corps; 340B Drug Discount Program; Community Health Center Program Funding; Behavioral Health; Telehealth policies. This includes HEALTH Act (H.R. 5496), Telehealth Modernization Act (H.R. 5081 / S. 2709), Connect for Health Act of 2025 (H.R. 4206 / S.1261)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF RURAL HEALTH CLINICS · lobbying firm or registrant: CAPITOL ASSOCIATES, INC.
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 16, 2025 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$100,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ilities through FY 27 and includes language necessary to achieve reimbursement parity for RHC telehealth visits. Helping Ensure Access to Local TeleHealth Act (H.R.5496) Allows RHCs to permanently receive Medicare reimbursement for telehealth services. Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2025 (H.R.5621) Expa…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing