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This bill, the Evidence-Based Telehealth Expansion Act of 2017, aims to expand the use of telehealth services under the Medicare program. It would allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to waive certain restrictions related to telehealth coverage, such as geographic limitations and limitations on the types of healthcare providers who can provide telehealth services, if the waiver is expected to reduce Medicare spending without reducing the quality of care or improve the quality of patient care without increasing spending. The bill also requires the Chief Actuary of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to confirm that the waiver would reduce or not increase net program spending, and the Secretary to determine that the waiver would not deny or limit the coverage or provision of benefits for Medicare beneficiaries. The Secretary is also required to establish a process for stakeholders to submit requests for waivers on an annual basis.

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