Hill July 27, 2022
The House passed a bill Wednesday to expand telehealth services that were first introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The legislation, titled the Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID–19 Act, passed in a 416-12 vote. Eleven Republicans and one Democrat objected to the measure. Two Republicans did not vote.
Reps. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.), Warren Davidson (R-Ohio), Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), Jody Hice (R-Ga.), Clay Higgins (R-La.), Debbie Lesko (R-Ariz.), Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), Mary Miller (Ill.), Chip Roy (R-Texas), Daniel Webster (R-Fla.) and Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) all voted “no.”
The measure seeks to continue a number of telehealth policies established under Medicare that were first implemented at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. If passed by the Senate and signed...
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