under the Medicare program under title XVIII 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et 
seq.). 
(B) Information on telehealth billing guide-
lines under the Medicare program. 
(C) Other information determined appro-
priate by the Secretary. 
(2) CLARIFICATION.—Nothing in this sub-
section or subsection (a) shall be construed as di-
recting the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Serv-
ices to pursue further audits of providers of services 
and suppliers outside of those permitted or required 
under titles XI or XVIII of the Social Security Act, 
or otherwise under applicable Federal law. 
(c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.—The 
Secretary shall make aggregate information on outlier bill-
ing patterns identified under subsection (a) available on 
the internet website of the Centers for Medicare & Med-
icaid Services. Such information shall be in a form and 
manner determined appropriate by the Secretary and shall 
not identify any specific physician or practitioner. 
(d) OTHER ACTIVITIES.—Nothing in this section 
shall preclude the Secretary from conducting activities 
that provide physicians and practitioners with information 
as to how they compare to other physicians and practi-
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tioners that are in addition to the activities under this sec-
tion. 
(e) TELEHEALTH RESOURCE CENTERS EDUCATION 
ACTIVITIES.—Section 330I(j)(2) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c–14(j)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (G), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(H) providing technical assistance and 
education to physicians and practitioners that 
the Secretary identifies pursuant to section 
203(a) of the CONNECT for Health Act of 
2025 as having significant levels of outlier bill-
ing patterns with respect to telehealth services 
or items or services ordered or prescribed con-
current to a telehealth service under the Medi-
care program under title XVIII of the Social 
Security Act, including— 
‘‘(i) education on practices to ensure 
coding of telehealth services for appro-
priate length of time and accurate com-
plexity; 
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‘‘(ii) education on prevention of inap-
propriate or duplicate billing; and 
‘‘(iii) information provided in the an-
nual physician fee schedule rulemaking re-
garding— 
‘‘(I) services specified in para-
graph (4)(F)(i) of section 1834(m) of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395m(m)) for authorized payment 
under paragraph (1) of such section; 
and 
‘‘(II) the process used to update 
such 
services 
under 
paragraph 
(4)(F)(ii) of such section 1834(m); 
and 
‘‘(iv) referral to the appropriate medi-
care administrative contractor for specific 
questions that fall outside of the scope of 
broad best practices.’’. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services. 
(2) TELEHEALTH
SERVICE.—The term ‘‘tele-
health service’’ has the meaning given that term in 
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section 1834(m)(4)(F) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)(4)(F)). 
(3) PHYSICIAN; 
PRACTITIONER.—The terms 
‘‘physician’’ and ‘‘practitioner’’ have the meaning 
given those terms for purposes of section 1834(m) of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)). 
TITLE 
III—BENEFICIARY 
AND 
PROVIDER SUPPORTS, QUAL-
ITY OF CARE, AND DATA 
SEC. 301. BENEFICIARY ENGAGEMENT ON TELEHEALTH. 
(a) RESOURCES, GUIDANCE, AND TRAINING SES-
SIONS.—Section 1834(m) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395m(m)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(10) RESOURCES, GUIDANCE, AND TRAINING 
SESSIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 6 
months after the date of the enactment of this 
paragraph, the Secretary, in consultation with 
stakeholders, shall issue resources, guidance, 
and training sessions for beneficiaries, physi-
cians, practitioners, and health information 
technology software vendors on best practices 
for ensuring telehealth services are accessible 
for— 
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‘‘(i) individuals with limited English 
proficiency, including instructions on how 
to— 
‘‘(I) access telehealth platforms; 
‘‘(II) utilize interpreter services; 
and 
‘‘(III) integrate telehealth and 
virtual interpreter services; and 
‘‘(ii) individuals with disabilities, in-
cluding instructions on accessibility of the 
telecommunications system being used for 
telehealth services, engagement with bene-
ficiaries with disabilities prior to, during, 
and after the furnishing of the telehealth 
service, and training on captioning and 
transcripts. 
‘‘(B) ACCOUNTING FOR AGE AND OTHER 
DIFFERENCES.—Resources, 
guidance, 
and 
training sessions issued under this paragraph 
shall account for age and sociodemographic, ge-
ographic, literacy, cultural, cognitive, and lin-
guistic differences in how individuals interact 
with technology.’’. 
(b) STUDY AND REPORT ON TACTICS TO IMPROVE 
BENEFICIARY ENGAGEMENT ON TELEHEALTH.— 
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