IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 676 
Supporting the designation of the week of September 17 through September 
23, 2023, as ‘‘Telehealth Awareness Week’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023 
Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio (for himself, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. CURTIS, 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 17 
through September 23, 2023, as ‘‘Telehealth Awareness 
Week’’. 
Whereas telehealth allows a health care practitioner to fur-
nish health care services to a patient or a practitioner at 
a different physical location than the health care practi-
tioner; 
Whereas telehealth has played a significant role in supporting 
access to quality health care services for millions of pa-
tients during the COVID–19 public health emergency 
and has continued to be essential beyond the end of the 
public health emergency; 
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•HRES 676 IH 
Whereas more than 8,000,000 people were unique Medicare 
beneficiaries who received at least one telehealth service 
in 2022; 
Whereas the number of Medicare telehealth users has re-
mained rather consistent in each quarter of 2022; 
Whereas Medicare beneficiaries used 88 times more telehealth 
services during the first year of the COVID–19 pandemic 
than they did in the prior year while the overall use of 
health care services among such beneficiaries remained 
relatively stable; 
Whereas following the unprecedented use of telehealth and 
virtual care services in response to the public health 
emergency, telehealth now represents a critical compo-
nent of care delivery, demonstrating the need to balance 
in-person and virtual care in the health care system; 
Whereas, in 2021, 91 percent of Medicare beneficiaries were 
satisfied with their telehealth experiences; 
Whereas legislative efforts to increase telehealth access have 
received bipartisan support in the Senate and the House 
of Representatives; 
Whereas the United States has the opportunity to help im-
prove broader access to health services for all individuals, 
including members of rural and underserved commu-
nities; and 
Whereas ‘‘Telehealth Awareness Week’’ unites the efforts of 
patients, 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 676 IH 
(1) supports the designation of ‘‘Telehealth 
Awareness Week’’; 
(2) recognizes the impact of telehealth in deliv-
ering health care services for patients across the 
United States; and 
(3) urges that steps should be taken— 
(A) to raise awareness about the benefits 
of expanding telehealth; 
(B) to highlight resources for health care 
providers and patients regarding telehealth; 
(C) to collect and analyze data on the im-
pacts of telehealth; and 
(D) to promote continued access to tele-
health for all communities and across settings 
permanently. 
Æ 
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