,,iii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #dag  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #ai         
7legislative day1 ,septemb] #af71       
#bjbe,mr4 ,s*atz 7= himself1 ,mr4       
,wick]1 ,mr4 ,w>n]1 ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smi?1  
,mr4 ,wel*1 & ,mr4 ,b>rasso7 submitt$ ! 
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 consid]$ &     
agre$ to  ,,resolution  ,support+ !     
designation ( ! week ( ,septemb] #ad    
?r\gh ,septemb] #bj1 #bjbe1 z ,teleheal?
 ,aw>5ess ,week4  ,:]eas teleheal? all[s
 a heal? c>e practition] to furni% heal?
 c>e s]vices to a pati5t or a           
practition] at a diff]5t physical       
location ?an ! heal? c>e practition]2   
,:]eas teleheal? plays a significant    
role 9 support+ access to quality heal? 
c>e s]vices = millions ( pati5ts2 ,:]eas
 heal? c>e work=ce %ortages are a       
significant problem 9 _m areas & = _m   
types ( heal? c>e cl9icians2 ,:]eas     
teleheal? increases access to heal? c>e 
9 areas ) work=ce %ortages & =          
individuals :o live f> away f heal? c>e 

facilities1 h limit$ mobility or access 
to transportation1 or h o!r b>ri]s to   
access+ c>e2 ,:]eas1 prior to !         
,,covid-#ai p&emic1 ! utilization (     
teleheal? s]vices 9 ! ,m$ic>e program "u
 title ,,xviii ( ! ,social ,security    
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acie et seq47 0 l[1
 acc\nt+ = approximately #j4a p]c5t (   
visits ( pati5ts receiv+ heal? c>e      
s]vices "u ,m$ic>e "p ,b 9 #bjai2 ,:]eas
 #be p]c5t ( ,m$ic>e b5efici>ies receiv$
 at lea/ #a teleheal? s]vice 9 #bjbd2   
,:]eas1 9 #bjbc1 approximately #ij p]c5t
 ( ,m$ic>e b5efici>ies :o receiv$ a     
teleheal? s]vice 7 satisfi$ ) _!        
exp]i5ce2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjbd1 teleheal? 0 a
 r\t9e heal? c>e modality ) #ac p]c5t ( 
all ,m$ic>e b5efici>ies & #bc p]c5t (   
dually eligible ,m$ic>e & ,m$icaid      
b5efici>ies us+ teleheal? 9 ! la/ qu>t] 
( ! cal5d> ye>2 ,:]eas teleheal? is a   
common c>e modality = ,m$ic>e           
b5efici>ies to receive behavioral heal? 
s]vices1 ) half ( common psy*o!rapy     
s]vices furni%$ "u ! orig9al ,m$ic>e    

fee-=-s]vice program deliv]$ by         
teleheal? 9 #bjbb2 ,:]eas f$]ally       
qualifi$ heal? c5t]s & rural heal?      
cl9ics use teleheal? to deliv] s]vices  
to rural & und]s]v$ populations2 ,:]eas 
teleheal? n[ repres5ts a critical       
compon5t ( heal? c>e deliv]y2 ,:]eas any
 lapse 9 ,m$ic>e cov]age = teleheal?    
s]vices c\ld adv]sely impact pati5t     
access to c>e2 ,:]eas legislative ef=ts 
to increase teleheal? access h receiv$  
bip>tisan support 9 ! ,s5ate & ! ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 has an opportunity to help improve     
access to heal? s]vices = all           
individuals1 includ+ memb]s ( rural &   
und]s]v$ communities2 & ,:]eas          
,teleheal? ,aw>5ess ,week unites ! ef=ts
 ( pati5ts1 c>egiv]s1 heal? c>e         
provid]s1 policymak]s1 & o!r /akehold]s 
to advance ! role ( teleheal? 9 heal?   
c>e3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7
 designates ! week ( ,septemb] #ad ?r\gh
 ,septemb] #bj1 #bjbe1 z ,teleheal?     
,aw>5ess ,week2  7#b7 recognizes !      

impact ( teleheal? 9 deliv]+ heal? c>e  
s]vices = pati5ts across ! ,unit$       
,/ates2 &  7#c7 urges t /eps %\ld be    
tak5 to-- 7,a7 raise aw>5ess ab\t !     
b5efits ( teleheal?2  7,b7 highlight    
res\rces = heal? c>e provid]s & pati5ts 
reg>d+ teleheal?2  7,c7 collect &       
analyze data on ! impacts ( teleheal?2 &
  7,d7 promote cont9u\s access to       
teleheal? = all communities & across    
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