HR-3419 — To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the telehealth network and telehealth resource centers grant programs.

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Rural clinics could get more federal money for video doctor visits — $42 million a year through 2030.

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Rural telehealth grant funding — up to $42 million yearly through 2030

Today's limit is $29 million a year, and it ran out after 2025. This would raise it to $42,050,000 a year through 2030, if Congress funds it.

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Congress must revisit telehealth funding — money runs out after 2030

The new money would only be approved through fiscal year 2030. After that, lawmakers would have to vote again to keep the programs going.

More about this bill

If your nearest doctor is a long drive away, this could change how you see one. Federal grants pay for telehealth networks that let rural clinics offer video and phone visits. Congress's approval to spend on those grants ran out after 2025. The bill would set a new limit of $42,050,000 a year for 2026 through 2030. That is about $13 million more each year than the old $29 million limit. The money would not go to patients. It would go to clinics, hospitals, and support centers that set up remote care in rural and underserved areas. You would not fill out a form or pay anything different. What could change is whether your local clinic can offer a video visit at all.

Congressional Summary

This bill reauthorizes through FY2030 grant programs to support telehealth networks and telehealth resource centers, which are administered by the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth within the Health Resources and Services Administration. These programs provide grants to health care providers and related entities to establish telehealth networks that expand access to and improve the quality of health care services and information in rural and medically underserved areas and for medically underserved populations.

Legislative Subjects

Computers and information technologyHealth care coverage and accessHealth programs administration and fundingHealth technology, devices, supplies

Details

Congress: 119th
Chamber: House
Status: summarized
Action: Reported to House
Action Date: 2025-10-03
Date Added: 2026-04-06
Source: Congress.gov →

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