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Introduced
11/20/2019
11/20/2019
In Committee
11/21/2019
11/21/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
Requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a grant program that supports specified health care services in rural or medically underserved areas. Specifically, HHS must award grants to health care entities serving rural areas, health-professional shortage areas, medically underserved populations, or Native Americans for (1) specified videoconferencing technology that connects health professionals with specialists (e.g., chronic-disease, mental-health, and substance-use disorder specialists), (2) retaining health care providers, and (3) increasing access to health care services.
AI Summary
This bill, the Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes (ECHO) Act of 2019, requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a grant program that supports the use of technology-enabled collaborative learning and capacity building models to improve health care services in rural areas, health professional shortage areas, medically underserved areas, and for medically underserved populations and Native Americans. The grants can be used to develop instructional programming, train health care providers, collect information and evaluate the impact of these models on patient outcomes and provider retention, and acquire equipment to support the use and expansion of these models. The bill also requires the Secretary to provide technical assistance to eligible entities and develop a strategic plan to research and evaluate the evidence for these models.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry, Health and Social Services
Sponsors (13)
Ben Ray Luján (D)*,
Earl Blumenauer (D),
Michael Burgess (R),
Peter DeFazio (D),
Tulsi Gabbard (D),
Greg Gianforte (R),
Debra Haaland (D),
Will Hurd (R),
Adam Kinzinger (R),
David McKinley (R),
Bobby Rush (D),
Kim Schrier (D),
Xochitl Torres Small (D),
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (on 11/21/2019)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5199/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5199/BILLS-116hr5199ih.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5199/BILLS-116hr5199ih.pdf.pdf |
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