HR 824 United States House · 118th Congress

Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act of 2023

This bill would require employer-sponsored health plans and group health insurance to treat telehealth services as "excepted benefits," meaning they would no longer need to comply with certain federal rules that apply to most health coverage (like pre-authorization requirements). It directly affects employers offering group health plans and insurers providing group coverage, making telehealth services subject to fewer regulatory standards. The key change is adding "Benefits for telehealth services" to the list of exceptions under the Public Health Service Act, ERISA, and tax code. This would take effect for plan years beginning after the bill's enactment.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Feb 2, 2023 Last action Dec 17, 2024
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Total actions
11
Key actions
5
Committee
8
Amendments
1
Dec 17, 2024
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Jul 19, 2023
Introduced
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 29 - 20.
lower
Jul 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
lower
Jul 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 16 - 11 .
lower
Jul 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
lower
Jun 30, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 118-132, Part I.
lower
Jun 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
lower
Feb 10, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Feb 2, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and 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.
lower
Feb 2, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors

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