Lower barriers to telehealth access, including for rural communities.

I’m proud to be a leader on H.R. 6202, the Telehealth Extension Act, which will lower barriers to telehealth access and ensure rural communities can benefit just as much as urban communities.

He commits to advancing telehealth legislation that expands access, especially in rural areas.

Health Care | Congressman Mike Kelly
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Mike Kelly says telehealth can help patients where they live and states he is proud to be a leader on H.R. 6202, the Telehealth Extension Act, which "will lower barriers to telehealth access and ensure rural communities can benefit just as much as urban communities."

Official issue-page language ties Kelly to a telehealth bill explicitly framed as lowering barriers for rural communities.

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Health Care | Congressman Mike Kelly
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Congress.gov summarizes H.R. 6202 as permanently removing geographic restrictions on telehealth originating sites, allowing the home to serve as an originating site, and allowing federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics to serve as the distant site.

The bill Kelly co-sponsored would directly reduce telehealth barriers, including for rural areas, but the official record shows it was only introduced and referred.

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H.R.6202 - Telehealth Extension Act of 2021 | Congress.gov
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Congress.gov lists Rep. Mike Kelly as the sponsor of H.R. 1614 and shows the latest action as referral to committee on February 26, 2025; the bill remains in introduced status. The summary says it permanently allows audiologists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, and speech-language pathologists to furnish telehealth services under Medicare.

Kelly introduced another telehealth-expansion bill in the current term, but it had not advanced beyond referral as of the record.

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H.R.1614 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand practitioners eligible to furnish telehealth services under the Medicare program. | Congress.gov
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Kelly's office said H.R. 1614 would permanently expand telehealth eligibility for additional practitioners and that Congress must act so families, particularly in rural and underserved areas, have equal access to health care.

An official press release shows Kelly actively advancing telehealth access legislation, but it is still framed as a proposal rather than a completed change in law.

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Kelly, Thompson, Smith introduce legislation to expand Americans' telehealth options | Congressman Mike Kelly
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