Rep. O'Halleran, Smith Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Aid Rural Health Clinics During Pandemic
May 12, 2020
May 12, 2020
WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Tom O'Halleran, D-Arizona, issued the following news release:
Friday, Representatives Tom O'Halleran (D-AZ-01) and Adrian Smith (R-NE-03) introduced H.R. 6792, the Improving Telehealth for Underserved Communities Act, to improve the Rural Health Clinic (RHC) telehealth fix created by the CARES Act.
While the CARES Act allowed RHCs to begin providing telehealth services to their Medicare patients, the reimbursement provision required RHCs that . . .
Friday, Representatives Tom O'Halleran (D-AZ-01) and Adrian Smith (R-NE-03) introduced H.R. 6792, the Improving Telehealth for Underserved Communities Act, to improve the Rural Health Clinic (RHC) telehealth fix created by the CARES Act.
While the CARES Act allowed RHCs to begin providing telehealth services to their Medicare patients, the reimbursement provision required RHCs that . . .