IV 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 686 
Supporting the designation of the week of September 14, 2025, through 
September 20, 2025, as ‘‘Telehealth Awareness Week’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 9, 2025 
Mr. CARTER of Georgia (for himself, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, and Mr. 
THOMPSON of California) submitted the following resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the designation of the week of September 14, 
2025, through September 20, 2025, as ‘‘Telehealth 
Awareness Week’’. 
Whereas telehealth allows health care practitioners to provide 
services to patients or other practitioners in different 
physical locations; 
Whereas telehealth significantly supported access to quality 
health care for millions during the COVID–19 public 
health emergency and remains essential postemergency; 
Whereas, in 2024, about 6,700,000 unique Medicare fee-for- 
service (FFS) beneficiaries received at least 1 telehealth 
service, with one-quarter of Medicare FFS beneficiaries 
utilizing telehealth; 
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•HRES 686 IH 
Whereas the number of Medicare FFS telehealth users in 
2024 is 24 percent higher than in 2019, prepandemic; 
Whereas the percentage of Medicare FFS beneficiaries using 
telehealth has remained relatively stable in 2024; 
Whereas increased access to telehealth over the past 5 years 
has positively shifted patients’ and providers’ perceptions, 
with study findings indicating greater openness to using 
telehealth services; 
Whereas telehealth is now fully integrated into our health 
care system and patients’ care journeys, and it is essen-
tial that these flexibilities be preserved beyond September 
30, 2025; 
Whereas legislative efforts to increase telehealth access have 
garnered broad bicameral bipartisan support in both the 
Senate and the House of Representatives; 
Whereas data from the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey 
and the Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey indi-
cate that individuals with disabilities are more likely to 
use audio-only services, with the highest usage among 
Medicare beneficiaries with multiple disabilities (41.8 per-
cent); 
Whereas the United States has the opportunity to improve 
broader access to health services for all individuals, in-
cluding members of rural and underserved communities; 
and 
Whereas ‘‘Telehealth Awareness Week’’, September 14, 2025, 
through September 20, 2025, unites the efforts of pa-
tients, caregivers, health care providers, policymakers, 
and other stakeholders to advance the role of telehealth 
in health care: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
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•HRES 686 IH 
(1) supports the designation of ‘‘Telehealth 
Awareness Week’’; 
(2) recognizes the impact of telehealth in deliv-
ering health care services to patients across the 
United States; and 
(3) urges that steps be taken to— 
(A) continue the telehealth flexibilities be-
yond September 30, 2025; 
(B) raise awareness about the benefits of 
expanding telehealth; 
(C) highlight resources for health care pro-
viders and patients regarding telehealth; 
(D) collect and analyze data on the im-
pacts of telehealth; and 
(E) promote continued access to telehealth 
for all communities and across settings perma-
nently. 
Æ 
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