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H.R. 2903: Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2021

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H.R. 2903: Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-04-28 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-04-28 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2021

Plain summary

Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2021 or the CONNECT for Health Act of 2021 This bill expands coverage of telehealth services under Medicare. Among other provisions, the bill allows the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to waive certain restrictions, such as restrictions on the types of technology that may be used; permanently removes geographic restrictions on originating sites (i.e., the location of the beneficiary) and allows the home of the beneficiary to serve as the originating site for all services; permanently allows federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics to serve as the distant site (i.e., the location of the health care practitioner); and allows the CMS to generally waive coverage restrictions during any public health emergency. Additionally, the CMS must report on the effects of expanded telehealth services during the COVID-19 public health emergency, including with respect to the utilization, quality, and outcomes of services. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation may also test alternative payment models relating to expanded telehealth services.

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Official text

Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] · 147 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

David Schweikert (R-AZ), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Mike Levin (D-CA), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL), Tom Cole (R-OK), J. French Hill (R-AR), Michael Guest (R-MS), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Ed Case (D-HI), Darren Soto (D-FL), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), John B. Larson (D-CT), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), John R. Moolenaar (R-MI), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Frank D. Lucas (R-OK), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Steven Horsford (D-NV) and 87 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] reported raising $5.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr2903 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117