WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), members of the Senate Commerce Committee, today reintroduced the bipartisan KEEP Telehealth Options Act. The bill would require the federal government to study the actions taken to expand access to telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic and report on how to expand those services beyond the pandemic. 

“Millions of Americans, including many Nebraskans, have benefited from telehealth services during this pandemic. This bipartisan legislation will provide us with valuable information on how to improve and expand this technology to save more lives,” said Senator Fischer.

“The devastating health impacts of COVID-19 have underscored the need for reliable and accessible telehealth services. Unfortunately, telehealth services remain difficult to obtain and access for far too many communities, especially in our rural areas. I’m proud to partner in reintroducing this bipartisan legislation to help expand and improve telehealth services to protect the health and well-being of families in Nevada and across the nation,” said Senator Rosen.

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This legislation would require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to study and produce a public report on the actions taken to expand access to telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, the legislation would require a report to Congress on the efficiencies, management, successes and failures of the expansion of telehealth services during this public health emergency. These studies could then be used by Congress to support and inform the future of telehealth. 

A version of this legislation was introduced in the House by Reps. Troy Balderson (R-Ohio) and Cindy Axne (D-Iowa).