A resolution supporting the designation of the week of September 14 through September 20, 2025, as "Telehealth Awareness Week".
Sponsored By: Senator Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
Passed Senate
Summary
Telehealth expands access to quality health care. This resolution designates September 14–20, 2025 as Telehealth Awareness Week and highlights telehealth's role in reaching patients with mobility, transportation, and workforce barriers while urging awareness and data collection.
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- Families and patients: Increases access for people with limited mobility or transportation barriers. In 2024, 25% of Medicare beneficiaries received at least one telehealth service.
- Medicare trends: Telehealth use grew sharply from about 0.1% of Medicare Part B visits in 2019 to use by 13% of Medicare beneficiaries in 2024.
- Behavioral health: Telehealth is a common way to deliver psychotherapy, with about half of common psychotherapy services provided via telehealth in Original Medicare fee-for-service in 2022.
- Rural and community clinics: Federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics use telehealth to serve rural and underserved populations.
- Policy and providers: The resolution urges raising public awareness, highlighting resources for providers and patients, collecting and analyzing telehealth data, and promoting continuous access across communities and settings.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
HI • D
Cosponsors
Roger Wicker
MS • R
Sponsored 9/19/2025
Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]
VA • D
Sponsored 9/19/2025
Cindy Hyde-Smith
MS • R
Sponsored 9/19/2025
Peter Welch
VT • D
Sponsored 9/19/2025
Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]
WY • R
Sponsored 9/19/2025
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