Increase patients' access to telehealth.

Earl L. "Buddy" Carter · Georgia · Republican

policy impact 0.68 specificity 0.80 extraction confidence 96%

Occurrences

I am also a strong advocate for increasing patients’ access to telehealth...

Supports expanding telehealth access, especially for seniors and rural patients.

Health Care : U.S. Representative Buddy Carter
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Evidence

Section 6209, 'Extension of Certain Telehealth Flexibilities,' amends Medicare telehealth rules to strike 'ending on January 30, 2026' and insert 'ending on December 31, 2027' for geographic/originating-site rules, eligible practitioners, FQHCs and rural health clinics, audio-only telehealth, hospice recertification encounters, and related requirements.

The enacted law permanently extended key Medicare telehealth flexibilities through December 31, 2027, directly increasing telehealth access for patients.

delivered same_term A for effort

H.R. 7148 enrolled bill text on GovInfo
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The White House states that on February 3, 2026, the President signed H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, into law.

Confirms enactment of the appropriations law that contains the telehealth extension provisions.

delivered same_term A for effort

Congressional Bill H.R. 7148 Signed into Law
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Rep. Earl L. 'Buddy' Carter's Telehealth Modernization Act of 2025, a bill to extend telehealth flexibilities for seniors on Medicare through December 31, 2027, passed the House today as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026.

Shows Carter actively advanced the telehealth extension in the House before enactment.

delivered same_term A for effort

Carter bill extending telehealth access for patients passes House
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 93%

Rep. Earl L. 'Buddy' Carter celebrated House passage of the Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act of 2025, saying the bill will 'expand telehealth services' for rural communities.

Recent official statement shows Carter continuing to push measures that expand telehealth access for patients in rural areas.

partial same_term A for effort

Carter-led bill passes House to improve health care access in rural America : U.S. Representative Buddy Carter
primary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 78%

Assessments

delivered same_term A for effort

Carter promised to increase patient access to telehealth in the context of his continuing U.S. House service. The enacted Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 extended major Medicare telehealth flexibilities through December 31, 2027, directly increasing patient access. Carter also receives candidate credit because his Telehealth Modernization Act of 2025 was described as the vehicle that passed the House as part of that appropriations package, and he continued advancing related telehealth-expansion legislation. Because Carter remained in the same federal office service when the outcome was enacted, timing is same_term.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%