Reps. Smith, O'Halleran Introduce Legislation to Help Rural Clinics and Patients During Pandemic
May 12, 2020
May 12, 2020
WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release:
Representatives Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Tom O'Halleran (D-AZ) 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 which provide telehealth services . . .
Representatives Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Tom O'Halleran (D-AZ) 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 which provide telehealth services . . .