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This resolution designates the week of September 14 through September 20, 2025, as "Telehealth Awareness Week" and highlights the growing importance of telehealth in the United States healthcare system. The resolution acknowledges that telehealth allows healthcare practitioners to provide services to patients at different physical locations, which has become increasingly significant in addressing healthcare workforce shortages and improving access to care for individuals with mobility challenges or who live far from medical facilities. It notes a dramatic increase in telehealth usage, from only 0.1% of Medicare Part B visits in 2019 to 25% of Medicare beneficiaries receiving at least one telehealth service in 2024, with approximately 90% of users reporting satisfaction in 2023. The resolution recognizes telehealth's critical role in delivering behavioral health services and serving rural and underserved populations, and calls for efforts to raise awareness about telehealth benefits, highlight resources for providers and patients, collect data on telehealth impacts, and promote continuous access across different communities and healthcare settings.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/417/all-info