H.R. 5199

Referred to Committee

ECHO Act of 2019

Introduced 11/20/2019•116th Congress•House

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

11/21/2019 • House

Summary

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.

Introduced in House • 11/20/2019

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Health

Child healthCongressional oversightDrug, alcohol, tobacco useGovernment information and archivesHealth care coverage and accessHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHealth technology, devices, suppliesIndian social and development programsMedical educationMental healthMinority healthRural conditions and developmentWomen's health