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Main Subject: Health

Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes Act of 2019 or the ECHO 2019 Act

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a grant program that supports specified health care services in rural or medically underserved areas. Specifically, HHS must award grants to health care entities serving rural areas, health-professional shortage areas, medically underserved populations, or Native Americans for (1) specified videoconferencing technology that connects health professionals with specialists (e.g., chronic-disease, mental-health, and substance-use disorder specialists), (2) retaining health care providers, and (3) increasing access to health care services.

S1618-116, S1895-116, S3424-116, HR14-116,

House committee actions Actions

Committee
Nov. 21 2019	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

House floor actions Actions

IntroReferral
Nov. 20 2019	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Library of Congress Actions

IntroReferral
Nov. 20 2019	Introduced in House Introduced in House

House bill HR5199-116

To amend the Public Health Service Act to expand the capacity to improve health outcomes and increase access to specialized care.

House bill HR5199-116

To amend the Public Health Service Act to expand the capacity to improve health outcomes and increase access to specialized care.

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