S. 1618

Referred to Committee

ECHO 2019 Act

Introduced 5/22/2019•116th Congress•Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

5/22/2019 • Senate

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 the implementation of certain educational, specialty health care technology 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 specified videoconferencing technology that connects health professionals with specialists (e.g., chronic-disease, mental-health, and substance-use disorder specialists).

Introduced in Senate • 5/22/2019

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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