nished through the use of technology (as defined by the 
Secretary). 
SEC. 203. PROVIDER AND BENEFICIARY EDUCATION ON 
TELEHEALTH. 
(a) EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING SES-
SIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services shall develop 
and make available to beneficiaries and health care 
professionals educational resources and training ses-
sions on requirements relating to the furnishing of 
telehealth services under section 1834(m) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)) and topics 
including— 
(A) requirements for payment for tele-
health services; 
(B) telehealth-specific health care privacy 
and security training; 
(C) utilizing telehealth services to engage 
and support underserved, high-risk, and vulner-
able patient populations; and 
(D) other topics as determined appropriate 
by the Secretary. 
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(2) ACCOUNTING
FOR
AGE
AND
OTHER
DIF-
FERENCES.—Such resources and training sessions 
must account for age and sociodemographic, geo-
graphic, cultural, cognitive, and linguistic differences 
in how individuals interact with technology. 
(b) QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ORGANIZATIONS.—The 
Secretary shall consider including technical assistance, 
education, and training on telehealth services as a re-
quired activity of the quality improvement organizations 
described in section 1862(g) of the Social Security Act. 
(c) FUNDING.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated such sums as necessary to carry out the activities 
described in sections (a) and (b). 
TITLE III—DATA AND TESTING 
OF MODELS 
SEC. 301. STUDY ON TELEHEALTH UTILIZATION DURING 
THE COVID–19 PANDEMIC. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall collect and 
analyze qualitative and quantitative data on the impact 
of telehealth services, virtual check-ins, remote patient 
monitoring services, and other services furnished through 
the use of technology permitted by the waiver or modifica-
tion of certain requirements under title XVIII of the So-
cial Security Act (42 15 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) and, as fea-
sible, under title XIX of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et 
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seq.), and any regulations thereunder during the COVID– 
19 public health emergency, which may include the collec-
tion of data regarding— 
(1) health care utilization rates under such title 
XVIII and, as feasible, under such title XIX, includ-
ing utilization— 
(A) in different types of areas; 
(B) by race, ethnicity, or income levels; 
and 
(C) of telehealth services furnished by dif-
ferent types of health care professionals; 
(2) health care quality, such as measured by 
hospital readmission rates, missed appointment 
rates, patient and provider satisfaction, or other ap-
propriate measures; 
(3) health outcomes of individuals utilizing tele-
health services; 
(4) audio-only telehealth utilization rates when 
video-based telehealth was not an option, including 
the types of services and the types of providers 
treating individuals using audio-only telehealth; 
(5) waivers of State licensure requirements; 
(6) the types of technologies utilized to deliver 
or receive telehealth care and utilization rates, 
disaggregated by type of technology (as applicable); 
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(7) challenges for providers in furnishing tele-
health services; 
(8) the investments necessary for providers to 
effectively provide telehealth services to their pa-
tients, including the costs of necessary technology 
and of training staff; and 
(9) any additional information determined ap-
propriate by the Secretary. 
(b) INTERIM REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Finance and the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 
the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means and 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House 
of Representatives an interim report on the impact of tele-
health based on the data collected and analyzed under sub-
section (a). For the purposes of the interim report, the 
Secretary may determine which data collected and ana-
lyzed under such subsection is most appropriate to com-
plete such report. 
(c) FINAL REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Finance and the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 
the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means and 
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the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House 
of Representatives a final report on the impact of tele-
health based on the data collected and analyzed under sub-
section (a) that includes— 
(1) conclusions regarding the impact of tele-
health services on health care delivery during the 
COVID–19 public health emergency; and 
(2) an estimation of total spending on tele-
health services under title XVIII of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) and, as feasible, 
under title XIX of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et 
seq.). 
(d) STAKEHOLDER INPUT.—For purposes of sub-
sections (a), (b), and (c), the Secretary shall seek input 
from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, the 
Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission, 
and nongovernmental stakeholders, including patient or-
ganizations, providers, and experts in telehealth. 
(e) FUNDING.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated such sums as necessary to carry out this section. 
SEC. 302. ANALYSIS OF TELEHEALTH WAIVERS IN ALTER-
NATIVE PAYMENT MODELS. 
The second sentence of section 1115A(g) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1315a(g)) is amended by in-
serting ‘‘an analysis of waivers (if applicable) under sub-
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