,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #baig  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bc1 #bjba,ms4   
,ros5 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,sullivan1 ,mr4   
,te/]1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mr4 ,lujn1 & ,ms4
 ,murk[ski7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee  
on ,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title   
,,xix ( ! ,social ,security ,act to     
increase ! ,f$]al m$ical assi/ance      
p]c5tage = ,/ates t provide ,m$icaid    
cov]age = teleheal? s]vices4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,rural &
 ,fronti] ,teleheal? ,expansion ,act4   
#b4 ,increas$ ,,fmap = ,/ates provid+   
,m$icaid cov]age = teleheal? s]vices    
,section #aije7;b7 ( ! ,social ,security
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif;d7b77 is     
am5d$1 9 ! fir/ s5t5ce-- 7#a7 by /rik+ &
 7#e7 & ins]t+ 7#e72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ 1
 & 7#f7 9 ! case ( a fronti] ,/ate 7z   
def9$ 9 section                         
#ahhf7;d77#c77;,e77iii77,,ii77 or a     
,/ate :]e less ?an #ij p]c5t ( ! total  
population has access to fix$ t]re/rial 

broadb& s]vice ) at lea/ #be megabits p]
 second 7,mbps7 d[nload spe$ & #c ,mbps 
upload spe$ 7accord+ to ! mo/ rec5tly   
available annual ,broadb& ,deploym5t    
,report ( ! ,f$]al ,communications      
,commission7 t1 z det]m9$ by !          
,secret>y1 provides m$ical assi/ance =  
teleheal? s]vices 7includ+ audio-only   
teleheal? s]vices7 = a majority ( !     
s]vices = :i* m$ical assi/ance is       
available "u ! ,/ate plan 7or a waiv] ( 
su* plan7 & = :i* teleheal? is          
appropriate & provides su* s]vices at a 
level t is n less ?an ! level at :i* !  
,/ate provid$ su* s]vices on ,janu>y #a1
 #bjba1 ! ,f$]al m$ical assi/ance       
p]c5tage1 z det]m9$ "u ?is subsection & 
subsection 7y71 %all be increas$ by #e  
p]c5tage po9ts ) respect to m$ical      
assi/ance = teleheal? s]vices be=e !    
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